1. The Work by Bri Lee
2. Butter by Asako Yuzuki & Polly Barton (trans.)
3. Caledonian Road by Andrew O'Hagan
4. Black Duck: A Year at Yumburra by Bruce Pascoe & Lyn Harwood
5. Wholesome by Sarah by Sarah Pound
6. Sanctuary by Garry Disher
7. The Bee Sting by Paul Murray
8. Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi & Geoffrey Trousselot (trans.)
9. Death of a Foreign Gentleman by Steven Carroll
10. Pheasants Nest by Louise Milligan
11. What Happened to Nina? by Dervla McTiernan
12. The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt
13. Beatrix Bakes: Another Slice by Natalie Paull
14. The Glass House by Anne Buist & Graeme Simsion
15. No Church in the Wild by Murray Middleton
16. It Takes a Town by Aoife Clifford
17. The End of the Morning by Charmian Clift & Nadia Wheatley (ed.)
18. The Alternatives by Caoilinn Hughes
19. James by Everett Percival
20. Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin

Our bestseller this month was The Work, Bri Lee's first foray into fiction which explores the intersections between art, life, power and privilege. Our reviewer says '[it] is a sexy, complex and astonishing novel set across continents, art scenes and bedrooms'.

Due to a raft of strong releases this month it is hard to highlight just one or two but some worth mentioning include: the very timely book from influential social psychologist and international bestselling author Jonathan Haidt, The Anxious Generation, which is an urgent and insightful investigation into the collapse in youth mental health; Caledonian Road by Andrew O'Hagan, an irresistible, unputdownable, state-of-the-nation novel – the story of one man's epic fall from grace; Wholesome by Sarah by nutritionist and online sensation Sarah Pound, a new go-to book for no-fuss, healthy weeknight meals for busy families; Death of a Foreign Gentleman by Steven Carroll, a playful mixture of detective story and literary fiction that examines the question of how to live a meaningful life in an indifferent, random, post-god world; The Alternatives by Caoilinn Hughes, an unforgettable portrait of a family perched on our collective precipice, told by one of Ireland's most gifted storytellers.

At the risk of listing them all, shout-outs also go to: No Church in the Wild by Murray Middleton, The Glass House by Anne Buist & Graeme Simsion, It Takes a Town by Aoife Clifford, Pheasants Nest by Louise Milligan, James by Everett Percival, and The End of the Morning by Charmian Clift & Nadia Wheatley (ed.).