Our top 10 bestsellers of the week

1. Exiles by Jane Harper
2. Not Now, Not Ever by Julia Gillard
3. Lucy by the Sea by Elizabeth Strout
4. The Ninth Life of a Diamond Miner by Grace Tame
5. Seeing Other People by Diana Reid
6. Limberlost by Robbie Arnott
7. The Big Teal by Simon Holmes à Court
8. Lessons by Ian McEwan
9. Time of My Life by Myf Warhurst
10. The Bullet That Missed by Richard Osman

Our best-seller from the past week sees the long-awaited return of Aaron Falk, the charismatic federal investigator from Jane Harper's monumentally bestselling debut, The Dry. Exiles, Harper's latest novel, is a captivating mystery about a missing mother. Read our review.

Other books making an appearance on our bestseller list this week include the hotly anticipated sophomore novel from Diana Reid (Love & Virtue) about art, desire, and sisterhood; the latest in the pocket-sized non-fiction series In the National Interest, which this time explores the rise of coordinated independents in the recent election; and a sharp collection of writing exploring the history and culture of misogyny in Australian media and politics.