1. My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante (translated by Ann Goldstein)
2. The Noise of Time by Julian Barnes
3. The Shock of Recognition: The Books and Music That Have Inspired Me by Barry Jones
4. All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
5. Credlin & Co: How the Abbott Government Destroyed Itself by Aaron Patrick
6. A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara
7. Brooklyn by Colm Tóibín
8. The Romanovs: 1613-1918 by Simon Sebag Montefiore
9. The Natural Way of Things by Charlotte Wood
10. The Other Side of the World by Stephanie Bishop

Some terrific Australian titles are listed among our bestselling books for the past week. There’s a memoir from public intellectual Barry Jones (The Shock of Recognition), an explosive Auspol read from Australian Financial Review journalist Aaron Patrick (Credlin & Co), and two stunning novels which were each longlisted for this year’s Stella Prize (The Natural Way of Things, The Other Side of the World).

(You can find the full Stella Prize longlist for 2016 here.)

Bestselling from international authors include Colm Tóibín wonderful novel Brooklyn, which has recently been adapted into an Academy Award-nominated film, and Simon Sebag Montefiore’s new fascinating historical tome, The Romanovs: 1613-1918.

We’re thrilled that Montefiore is paying a visit to Melbourne later this month. Find details about this free event here.