Bestsellers this week

When he was a high school student, Tsukuru Tazaki’s four best friends announced that they never wanted to talk to him again, with no reason given. As a 36-year-old railway engineer Tsukuru has found it difficult to be intimate with anyone until he meets Sara. However, she will only commit to a relationship if he returns to his hometown to find out what really happened in high school. Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage (Harvill Secker) is one of Haruki Murakami most realist works of fiction and is at the top of this week’s highest new entries chart. Where is Daniel? (Bruce Morcombe & Denise Morcombe, Macmillan) remains at the number one spot on the bestsellers chart, followed by Silver Shadows (Richelle Mead, Razorbill) and Big Little Lies (Liane Moriarty, Macmillan). Minecraft: The Official Construction Handbook (Egmont) is number one in the fastest movers chart, with two other ‘Minecraft’ books (Egmont) in third and fourth place—Books+Publishing.

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