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Our 100 bestselling books of 2024

We've run the reports and crunched the numbers. Here are our 100 bestselling books for 2024!

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Signed editions

While stock lasts we have limited signed copies of these amazing new releases

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Best Australian books of the 21st century

We reached out to members of the Australian literary community, asking them to nominate their favourite Australian books, published since 2000. The result is this list of the 30 best Australian books of the 21st century!

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The New York Times 100 Best Books of the 21st Century

To mark the first 25 years of the century, The New York Times Book Review sent a survey to hundreds of literary luminaries, asking them name the 10 best books published since Jan 1, 2000. They tallied the votes to come up with their list of The 100 Best Books of the 21st Century, and here they are!

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New fiction

Looking for a new book? Browse the latest fiction releases.

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New nonfiction

Discover new nonfiction books at Readings, with biography, memoir, essays and analysis.

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New crime fiction & true crime

These new crime reads will have you on the edge of your seat.

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New biography & memoir

Get rare insight into the lives of well-known figures with the latest biography and memoir.

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New cookbooks

Start cooking delicious meals with these exciting new release cookbooks.

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Read First Nations voices

Delve into fiction, poetry and nonfiction from incredible First Nations Australians.

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Women in translation

Works from women writers from around the globe, now available in English translation.

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New & popular poetry books

Rediscover classic poetry or find a new favourite from modern poets like Rupi Kaur, Maxine Beneba Clarke and Margaret Atwood.

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Recommended for book clubs

Looking for something new to discuss in your book club? Try one of these titles, chosen by our booksellers to appeal to a wide range of readers and provide plenty to talk about!

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Transgender, non-binary & gender diverse writers

Read and amplify diverse voices with this collection of fiction and nonfiction exploring the full gender spectrum.

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What we're reading

Browse the books our wonderful staff have been enjoying. New titles are added each week, and you can read more about them on our blog.

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Bestselling books in compact format

Your favourite books are now available in a compact B-format paperback! Budget friendly and easy to carry with you.

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Special editions

Beautifully bound, with unique designs or exclusive content, these special editions are perfect are a great addition to any bookshelf, and an ideal gift for the booklover in your life.

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Pre-order now

Get your hands on the newest books! Pre-order now and they’ll ship as soon as they’re available.

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Books

Our 100 bestselling books of 2024

Intermezzo (special edition hardback)

The Season

Juice

Orbital

All Fours

Before the Coffee Gets Cold (Before the Coffee Gets Cold, Book 1)

Signed editions

Table for Two (Signed edition)

Playground

Patti Smith: Before Easter After

Fire

Taboo

Off to the Nursery

Best Australian books of the 21st century

The Slap

The Book Thief

Burial Rites

Breath

Limberlost

The Narrow Road to the Deep North

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The New York Times 100 Best Books of the 21st Century

My Brilliant Friend (Neapolitan Novels, Book 1)

The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America’s Great Migration

Wolf Hall (Thomas Cromwell, Book 1)

The Corrections

2666

The Underground Railroad

New fiction

The Buried Life

We Do Not Part

Show Don’t Tell

Love Unedited

The Night Guest

Unbury the Dead

New nonfiction

Blue Poles

Eternal Flame

Age of Doubt

Funga Obscura

What I Know For Sure - Tenth Anniversary Edition

The Far Edges of the Known World

New crime fiction & true crime

The Grapevine

Unbury the Dead

The Wolf Tree

The Thrill of It

Meadow’s Law

The Frozen People

New biography & memoir

Gutsy Girls

Memorial Days

Matters of the Heart

Robert Manne

Ammonites and Leaping Fish

Fully Sikh

New cookbooks

China

The Fermentation Kitchen

Venice Cult Recipes (mini)

Martha: The Cookbook

Cook Ahead

The Soup Book

Read First Nations voices

A Piece of Red Cloth

Murriyang: Song of Time

Land Back

Dirrayawadha (Rise Up)

mark the dawn

Black Duck: A Year at Yumburra

Women in translation

We Do Not Part

May You Have Delicious Meals

Suggested in the Stars

The Night of Baba Yaga

My Favourite

Gifted

New & popular poetry books

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