- The Dry by Jane Harper
- Barkskins by Annie Proulx
- The Paper House by Anna Spargo-Ryan
- The Sympathizer by Viet Thanh Nguyen
- Firing Line – Australia’s Path to War (Quarterly Essay 62) by James Brown
- Everywhere I Look by Helen Garner
- The Last Painting of Sara De Vos by Dominic Smith
- A Hero in France by Alan Furst
- All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
- My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante (translated by Ann Goldstein)
Three Australian novels made it on our bestsellers list this week, two of which are from first-time authors and all of which are highly recommended from our staff.
Marketing Manager Nina Kenwood says Jane Harper’s literary crime crossover, The Dry, is perfect for those looking for a gripping page-turner to cosy up with on a cold winter’s night. Hawthorn bookseller Annie Condon promises that book clubs will love Anna Spargo-Ryan’s heartbreaking debut, The Paper House. And Malvern bookseller Natalie Platten describes Dominic Smith’s art world-inspired novel, The Last Painting of Sara De Vos, as eloquent, well-crafted and masterfully unexpected.
Newly arrived in international fiction is a brand-new spy thriller from Alan Furst, and Annie Proulx’s Barkskins – an epic, dazzling, violent, magnificently dramatic novel about the taking down of the world’s forests.
Popular non-fiction titles include Helen Garner’s wonderful collection of essays, Everywhere I Look, and the latest Quarterly Essay from James Brown, Firing Line – Australia’s Path to War.
