- Shuggie Bain by Douglas Stuart
- Dark Emu by Bruce Pascoe
- The Thursday Murder Club Richard Osman
- Truth-Telling by Henry Reynolds
- The Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip Williams
- The Yield by Tara June Winch
- Honeybee by Craig Silvey
- Phosphorescence by Julia Baird
- The Dry by Jane Harper
- Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell
Douglas Stuart’s Booker Prize-winning novel Shuggie Bain comes out on top again this week, followed by Bruce Pascoe’s groundbreaking, Dark Emu. Pascoe is not the only author discussing the history of the nation this week, with Truth-Telling by Henry Reynolds – a sharp-eyed look at Australia’s history, sovereignty, and the Uluru Statement – also making the list.