Christmas fiction
Friday, 14 August 2026
Tasmania-based artist Christian Watson has debuted at number 3 in the week’s bestseller charts. In today’s newsletter we also round up this week’s media mentions; share the latest Book Club picks;...
“How Lucky Am I” debuts in third place
Friday, 14 August 2026
Top 10 bestsellers Yesteryear (Caro Claire Burke, HarperCollins) Ransom (Daniel Silva, HarperCollins) How Lucky Am I (Christian Watson, Ebury Press) Adversary to the Villain (Hannah Nicole Maehrer, Penguin) Carl’s Doomsday...
Books in the media this week
Friday, 14 August 2026
A round-up of books being reviewed and discussed in key media this week, updated as information becomes available. National Australian Auden (Peter Ackroyd, Reaktion Books) Communion (JD Vance, HarperCollins) Drives...
Book Club – this month’s reads
Friday, 14 August 2026
Looking for your next great group read? Our monthly Book Club rounds up new release titles perfect for sparking conversation and perhaps even some debate. From compelling fiction to thought-provoking...
“Fierceland” in the spotlight
Friday, 7 August 2026
The second book in Sarah A Parker’s Moonfall series is the highest entry by a local author in this week’s bestseller charts, debuting at number 3; we round up this...
New Sarah A Parker novel debuts at number 3
Friday, 7 August 2026
Top 10 bestsellers Yesteryear (Caro Claire Burke, HarperCollins) Ransom (Daniel Silva, HarperCollins) The Ballad of Falling Dragons (Sarah A Parker, Voyager) (hardcover) The Odyssey (Homer, translated by Emily Wilson, WW...
Books in the media this week
Friday, 7 August 2026
A round-up of books being reviewed and discussed in key media this week, updated as information becomes available. National The Bookshelf, ABC Radio National Alice in Wormland (Dorothy Hewett, Paper...
Junior Book Club – this month’s reads
Friday, 7 August 2026
Our Junior Book Club highlights new titles each month that are perfect for classrooms, libraries and family reading time. From fun and imaginative adventures to books that spark curiosity and...
Boys and books
Friday, 31 July 2026
Outside the Wire (Andy White, Allen & Unwin) is the highest new entry by a local author in this week’s bestseller charts; we round up the week’s media mentions, and...
Books in the media this week
Friday, 31 July 2026
A round-up of books being reviewed and discussed in key media this week, updated as information becomes available. National The Bookshelf, ABC Radio National The Ballad of Ronan McCoy (Colin...
“Outside the Wire” among the week’s highest new entries
Friday, 31 July 2026
Top 10 bestsellers Yesteryear (Caro Claire Burke, HarperCollins) Regime Change (Maggie Haberman & Jonathan Swan, Simon & Schuster) The Deal (Elle Kennedy, Piatkus) (combined editions) The Mistake (Elle Kennedy, Piatkus)...
Leading Edge administration
Friday, 24 July 2026
As reported in a Books+Publishing special bulletin yesterday, the Leading Edge Group, which operates the Leading Edge Books buying group, is entering administration. In this week’s charts, Stacey McEwan’s A...
“A Forsaken Prophecy” this week’s highest new entry
Friday, 24 July 2026
Top 10 bestsellers Yesteryear (Caro Claire Burke, HarperCollins) The Deal (Elle Kennedy, Piatkus) (combined editions) A Forsaken Prophecy (Stacey McEwan, Atria) Regime Change (Maggie Haberman & Jonathan Swan, Simon &...
Books in the media this week
Friday, 24 July 2026
A round-up of books being reviewed and discussed in key media this week, updated as information becomes available. National The Bookshelf, ABC Radio National But Won’t I Miss Me (Tiffany...
Amplifying Amplify
Friday, 17 July 2026
Today we've added the first quarterly report from Amplify Bookstore sharing the store’s bestsellers by BIPOC authors; we also have the combined full year print and ebook bestsellers from NielsenIQ;...
Amplify bestsellers: Quarterly
Friday, 17 July 2026
Recently Amplify Bookstore founders Teo Jing Xuan and Marino Sano wrote for the Griffith Review about the (‘not as cosy as it seems’) reality of owning a bookstore. In their case, it...
Full year 2025 combined print and ebook bestsellers
Friday, 17 July 2026
Top 10 print The Let Them Theory (Mel Robbins & Sawyer Robbins, trade nonfiction) Onyx Storm (Rebecca Yarros, adult fiction) Sunrise on the Reaping (Suzanne Collins, children's) Cozy Corner (Coco...
“Regime Change” climbs the charts
Friday, 17 July 2026
Top 10 bestsellers Heartstopper Volume 6 (Alice Oseman, Hodder Children’s Books) Yesteryear (Caro Claire Burke, 4th Estate) The Deal (Elle Kennedy, Piatkus) (combined editions) Regime Change (Maggie Haberman & Jonathan...
Books in the media this week
Friday, 17 July 2026
A round-up of books being reviewed and discussed in key media this week, updated as information becomes available. National The Bookshelf, ABC Radio National Cloudstreet (Tim Winton, Penguin) Cold Enough...
No stopping Heartstopper
Friday, 10 July 2026
The latest and final Heartstopper tops this week’s bestsellers; we round up this week’s media mentions; share this month’s Book Club picks; and bring you the latest unlocked reviews in...
Latest Heartstopper debuts at number 1
Friday, 10 July 2026
Top 10 bestsellers Heartstopper Volume 6 (Alice Oseman, Hodder Children’s Books) Yesteryear (Caro Claire Burke, 4th Estate) The Deal (Elle Kennedy, Piatkus) (combined editions) Whistler (Ann Patchett, Bloomsbury) The Mistake...
Books in the media this week
Friday, 10 July 2026
A round-up of books being reviewed and discussed in key media this week, updated as information becomes available. National The Bookshelf, ABC Radio National Benang: From the Heart (Kim Scott,...
Book Club – this month’s reads
Friday, 10 July 2026
Looking for your next great group read? Our monthly Book Club rounds up new release titles perfect for sparking conversation and perhaps even some debate. From compelling fiction to thought-provoking...
Winners in the capital
Friday, 3 July 2026
The winners of the ACT Literary Awards have been announced; the latest Freida McFadden title, The Housemaid’s Wedding, has debuted at 6 on the charts with a half week of...
“The Housemaid’s Wedding” debuts at 6
Friday, 3 July 2026
Top 10 bestsellers The Deal (Elle Kennedy, Piatkus) (combined editions) Yesteryear (Caro Claire Burke, 4th Estate) The Mistake (Elle Kennedy, Piatkus) Whistler (Ann Patchett, Bloomsbury) The Score (Elle Kennedy, Piatkus)...
Books in the media this week
Friday, 3 July 2026
A round-up of books being reviewed and discussed in key media this week, updated as information becomes available. National The Bookshelf, ABC Radio National Always Home, Always Homesick (Hannah Kent,...
Junior Book Club – this month’s reads
Friday, 3 July 2026
Our Junior Book Club highlights new titles each month that are perfect for classrooms, libraries and family reading time. From fun and imaginative adventures to books that spark curiosity and...
Justin Coulson’s “Boys” tops highest new entries
Friday, 26 June 2026
Top 10 bestsellers The Deal (Elle Kennedy, Piatkus) (combined editions) Yesteryear (Caro Claire Burke, 4th Estate) The Mistake (Elle Kennedy, Piatkus) Whistler (Ann Patchett, Bloomsbury) The Score (Elle Kennedy, Piatkus) The...
All set for inaugural Surf Coast Writers Festival
Friday, 26 June 2026
Australian psychologist Justin Coulson has this week’s highest new entry on the charts with his latest, Boys (ABC Books); and this weekend Torquay in Victoria hosts the inaugural Surf Coast...
Books in the media this week
Friday, 26 June 2026
A round-up of books being reviewed and discussed in key media this week, updated as information becomes available. National The Bookshelf, ABC Radio National Arborescence (Rhett Davis, Hachette) Lost Lambs...
