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:

1. Bedtime Story by Chloe Hooper

2. The Watermill by Arnold Zable

3. Seeking Asylum: Our Stories by the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre

4. Watsonia: A Writing Life by Don Watson

5. Qanon and On by Van Badham

6. This Working Life by Lisa Leong and Monique Ross

7. The Writer Laid Bare by Lee Kofman

8. The Story of Australia by Don Watson

9. Dropbear by Evelyn Araluen

10. We’ve Got This: Stories by Disabled Parents edited by Eliza Hull

11. The Way of Dog by Zana Fraillon

12. The Song of Lewis Carmichael by Sofie Laguna & Marc McBride