- The Erratics by Vicki Laveau-Harvie
- Dark Emu by Bruce Pascoe
- Machines Like Me by Ian McEwan
- Boy Swallows Universe by Trent Dalton
- The Overstory by Richard Powers
- Conversations with Friends by Sally Rooney
- Growing Up African in Australia by Maxine Beneba Clarke
- No Friend But the Mountains by Behrouz Boochani & Omid Tofighian (trans.)
- Metropolis (Bernie Gunther Book 14) by Philip Kerr
- Australia Day by Stan Grant
Vicki Laveau-Harvie’s Stella Prize-winning memoir, The Erratics, continues its run as our bestselling book of the week. This is a phenomenal response to the debut author’s memoir – a sharp, darkly funny and poignant account on the legacy of family.
Once again, we’re proud to see such a diverse and complex range of fiction and non-fiction texts on the list. Maxine Beneba Clarke’s Growing Up African in Australia is a powerful anthology featuring the engaging and moving stories of African-diaspora Australians. Other bestsellers from the week include Bruce Pascoe’s Dark Emu, Richard Powers’ Pulitzer Prize-winning The Overstory, Sally Rooney’s Conversations with Friends and Stan Grant’s Australia Day. Grant will be discussing his new book at the Melbourne Athenaeum on Wednesday 15 May – get tickets here.
We’re also happy to see Ian McEwan’s new book, Machines Like Me – a subversive and provocative new novel posing questions on the nature of humanity – resonating with readers.
