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Australian Book Retailer of the Year 2021
We've run the reports and crunched the numbers. Here are our 100 bestselling books for 2024!
Han Kang, Deborah Smith (trans.)
A trangressive, unsettling novel in three acts, about rebellion and taboo, violence and eroticism, and the twisting metamorphosis of a soul.
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Eric Beecher
Crikey owner and ex-News Corp and Fairfax editor lifts the lid on the abuse of power by media moguls – from William Randolph Hearst to Elon Musk – and on…
Anna Funder
A blazing, genre-bending masterpeice from one of the most inventive writers of our time.
Barbara Kingsolver
Inspired by the unflinching truth-telling of David Copperfield, Kingsolver enlists Dickens’ anger and compassion, and above all, his faith in the transformative powers of a good story.
Coco Mellors
For readers of Modern Lovers and Conversations with Friends, an addictive, humorous, and poignant debut novel about the shock waves caused by one couple’s impulsive marriage.
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Stanley Tucci
From the beloved, bestselling, Oscar-nominated author of Taste: What I Ate in One Year is a funny, poignant, heartfelt and deeply satisfying serving of memories and meals and an…
Jonathan Haidt
An urgent and insightful investigation into the collapse in youth mental health, from the influential social psychologist and international bestselling author
Bri Lee
The intersections between art, life, power and privilege are explored in this first work of fiction from the bestselling author of Eggshell Skull.
Trent Dalton
Bighearted, gritty, magical and moving, Lola in the Mirror is the irresistible new novel from international bestselling author of Boy Swallows Universe and All Our Shimmering Skies, Trent Dalton…
Don Watson
Don Watson offers a report from the United States that catches the madness and theatre of an election like no other.
Rashid I. Khalidi
This is the story of Palestine told from the inside.
Andreas Papadakis
Andreas Papadakis unlocks the secrets to the best handmade pasta of your life - as served and revered at his beloved Melbourne eatery Tipo 00.
Zoë Foster Blake
Welcome to the hectic world of beauty and business in this highly relatable novel following a talented hair stylist turned entrepreneur juggling family dramas, workplace near-catastrophes and relationship crises. Things…
Elif Shafak
The new novel from the Booker-shortlisted, internationally bestselling author of The Island of Missing Trees and 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in this Strange World.
Claire Keegan
A heartbreaking, haunting story of childhood, loss and love.
Evi O, Andrew Grune
With a trip for every week of the year, Day Trip Melbourne takes you to mountains, waterfalls, swimming holes, beaches, forests, coastlines, snow trails, urban parks, Aboriginal sites, rivers, canyons…
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Syou Ishida, E. Madison Shimoda (trans.)
For fans of Travelling Cat Chronicles, She and Her Cat and The Goodbye Cat - this huge international sensation with a touch of magical realism tells of mysterious clinic where…
Melanie Cheng
In her unforgettable new novel, Victorian Premier's Literary Award-winner Melanie Cheng has created this year's literary masterpiece.
G. T. Karber
One hundred murder mystery puzzles to solve for armchair detectives and game lovers
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An exquisite new short story from the Sunday Times bestselling author of Small Things Like These and Foster.
Tony Birch
A powerful, personal novel about women, children and justice, from one of this country's most loved and clear-eyed writers.
Gillian Anderson
What do you want, when no one is watching? What do you want, when the lights are off? What do you want, when you are anonymous?
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Shankari Chandran
Chai Time at Cinnamon Gardens is about family and memory, community and race, but is ultimately a love letter to storytelling and how our stories shape who we are.
Gareth Whitton, Catherine Way
Tarts Anon does one thing exceptionally well – tarts – and in this cookbook the team behind the legend reveal the secrets to making the perfect one for every occasion
Bruce Pascoe, Lyn Harwood
'Sometimes you need to repeat something a hundred times before a bell rings in the colony.'
From the bestselling author Bruce Pascoe comes a deeply personal story about the consequences…
Kaliane Bradley
A boy meets a girl. The past meets the future. A finger meets a tirgger. The beginning meets the end.
Sarah J. Maas
The sexy, action-packed first book in the #1 New York Times bestselling Court of Thorns and Roses series from Sarah J. Maas.
Nick Bryant
The Forever War tells the story of how America's political polarisation is 250 years in the making, and argues that the roots of its modern-day malaise are to be found…
Lucinda Froomes Price
A hilarious, insightful deep dive into self image, desirability, pop-culture and power.
Christian White
HUGE return from bestselling author Christian White, his twistiest thriller yet!
Andrew Leigh
This small book tells a big story. From ancient times to the modern world, The Shortest History of Economics unearths the hidden economic forces behind war, innovation and social transformation.
Bessel van der Kolk
A world expert presents a sympathetic exploration of the causes of trauma and the new treatments making it possible for sufferers to reclaim their lives.
Sally Rooney
The feverishly anticipated second novel from the young author of 2017’s most acclaimed debut Conversations with Friends.
R.F. Kuang
An incendiary novel from award-winning author R.F. Kuang about the power of language, the violence of colonialism, and the sacrifices of resistance.
Cixin Liu
After a spate of apparent suicides among elite scientists, nanotech engineer Wang Miao is asked to infiltrate a secretive cabal. During his investigation, Wang is inducted into a mysterious online…
Raja Shehadeh
A searing reflection on the failures of Israel to treat Palestine and Palestinians as equals, as partners on the road to peace instead of genocide.
Frank Herbert
The bestselling science fiction novel of all time, with nearly ten million copies in print.
Rebecca F. Kuang
A darkly funny literary thriller from the New York Times bestselling author R.F. Kuang
Donna Tartt
Truly deserving of the accolade Modern Classic, Donna Tartt’s novel The Secret History is a remarkable achievement - both compelling and elegant, dramatic and playful.
bell hooks
All About Love is the acclaimed first volume in feminist icon bell hooks' "Love Song to the Nation" trilogy.
Lech Blaine
From one of Australia's most brilliant writers, a dark comedy about the tangled fates of two couples and the children trapped between them
Morgan Housel
Award-winning author Morgan Housel shares 19 short stories exploring the strange ways people think about money and teaches you how to make better sense of one of life's most important…
Elena Ferrante, Ann Goldstein (trans.)
A memorable portrait of two women, My Brilliant Friend is also the story of a nation. Through the lives of Elena and Lila, Ferrante gives her readers the story of…
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George Megalogenis
What does the new political landscape look like in Australia?
Thomas Mayo
In Always Was, Always Will Be, bestselling author Thomas Mayo investigates ‘what's next?’ for reconciliation and justice in Australia after the failed October 2023 Voice to Parliament referendum.
Ben Shewry
An intimate, searing and hopeful memoir meets manifesto that reframes the way we think about restaurants, cooking, hospitality, leadership and humanity from one of the most respected chefs in the…
Bernhard Schlink, Charlotte Collins (trans.)
From the author of the no. 1 international bestseller The Reader, The Granddaughter is a gripping novel that transports us from the divided Germany of the 1960s to contemporary…
Jock Serong
From multi-award-winning author Jock Serong comes Cherrywood, an imaginative, darkly playful and deeply meaningful delight, a novel about legacy, community, wonder, love and reinvention.