After predictions of dire storms and a torrential downpour on the Friday night, we weren’t sure what to expect for our first post-Covid Booktown. But the sun shone brightly all weekend as thousands of book lovers descended upon the picturesque town of Clunes to hear authors speak and fossick through the many pop-up bookshops and local stores. Visiting authors came to the Readings marquee to sign their books after their talks, with the following books becoming our top sellers:
Bedtime Story by Chloe Hooper
The Watermill by Arnold Zable
Seeking Asylum: Our Stories by the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre
Watsonia: A Writing Life by Don Watson
Qanon and On by Van Badham
This Working Life by Lisa Leong and Monique Ross
The Writer Laid Bare by Lee Kofman
The Story of Australia by Don Watson
Dropbear by Evelyn Araluen
We’ve Got This: Stories by Disabled Parents edited by Eliza Hull
The Way of Dog by Zana Fraillon
The Song of Lewis Carmichael by Sofie Laguna & Marc McBride
