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Australian bestsellers 2023 YTD

Top 10 Australian adult fiction titles YTD

  1. The Bookbinder of Jericho (Pip Williams, Affirm) 96,745
  2. Homecoming (Kate Morton, A&U) 70,765
  3. Exiles (Jane Harper, Macmillan) 35,890
  4. The Dictionary of Lost Words (Pip Williams, Affirm) 35,080
  5. Dead Tide (Fiona McIntosh, Michael Joseph) 23,355
  6. Before You Knew My Name (Jacqueline Bublitz, A&U) 23,320
  7. The Tea Ladies (Amanda Hampson, Viking) 17,900
  8. Runt (Craig Silvey, Allen & Unwin) 16,765
  9. Apples Never Fall (Liane Moriarty, Pan) 16,380
  10. The Soulmate (Sally Hepworth, Macmillan) 16,165

Top 10 Australian adult nonfiction titles YTD

  1. RecipeTin Eats: Dinner (Nagi Maehashi, Macmillan) 150,470
  2. The Voice to Parliament Handbook (Thomas Mayo & Kerry O’Brien, HG Explore) 50,030
  3. The Barefoot Investor (Scott Pape, Wiley) 40,075
  4. The Happiest Man on Earth (Eddie Jaku, Macmillan) 25,335
  5. Wifedom (Anna Funder, Hamish Hamilton) 20,610
  6. Heartstrong (Ellidy Pullin, Hachette) 18,180
  7. She’s on the Money (Victoria Devine, Random House) 15,480
  8. My Dream Time (Ash Barty, HarperCollins) 15,365
  9. Bulldozed (Niki Savva, Scribe) 15,080
  10. The Resilience Project (Hugh van Cuylenburg, PRH) 13,905

Top 10 Australian children’s titles YTD

  1. Bluey: Happy Easter (Puffin) 37,085
  2. Barefoot Kids (Scott Pape, HarperCollins) 32,765
  3. The Bad Guys 17: Let the Games Begin! (Aaron Blabey, Scholastic) 30,315
  4. Bluey: Little Library (Puffin) 27,940
  5. Where Is the Green Sheep? (Mem Fox, Puffin) 26,930
  6. Bluey: Easter (Puffin) 26,045
  7. Bluey: Swim School (Puffin) 25,390
  8. The Speedy Sloth (Rebecca Young, Scholastic) 21,485
  9. Wolf Girl 8: Welcome to Paradise (Anh Do, A&U Children’s) 21,365
  10. Ninja Kid 11: Ninja Artists! (Anh Do, Scholastic) 20,995

© Nielsen BookScan 2023. Period covered: 1 January 2023 to week ending 12 August 2023.
Data supplied by Nielsen BookScan’s book sales monitoring system from over 1300 outlets nationwide.

 

Category: Bestsellers Think Australian bestsellers