1. Island Home: A Landscape Memoir by Tim Winton
2. Inside: The Autobiography by Chris Judd
3. A Brief History of Seven Killings by Marlon James
4. The Secret Chord by Geraldine Brooks
5. M Train by Patti Smith
6. Big Blue Sky: A Memoir by Peter Garrett
7. ST Gill & His Audiences by Sasha Grishin
8. The Road to Little Dribbling: More Notes from a Small Island by Bill Bryson
9. The Mountain Shadow by Gregory David Roberts
10. My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante (translated by Ann Goldstein)

Author Tim Winton, footballer Chris Judd and musician/environmentalist Peter Garrett all paid Readings a visit last week in celebration of their new memoirs – all of which have made it on our bestsellers list. Winton explores how his relationship with landscape has impacted his writing in Island Home, Judd shares an intimate insight into his world as a elite sports star in Inside, and Garrett describes his fascinating and provocative life in Big Blue Sky.

Another notable recent release that made it onto our bestsellers list is Gregory David Roberts’s The Mountain Shadow, the sequel to his worldwide bestseller, Shantaram.

Last week also saw Marlon James named the winner of the 2015 Man Booker Prize for his daring novel, A Brief History of Seven Killings, which was inspired by an attempted assassination of Bob Marley in the 1970s. James is the first Jamaican author to win this Prize, as well as the first openly gay author since Alan Hollinghurst in 2004 and the first black author since Ben Okri in 1991.