September brought a fresh wave of bestsellers to our independent bookstores, with all three of our top-selling books making their debut on the list. Leading the pack was Sally Rooney's Intermezzo, which, with both its hardback special edition and paperback formats combined, sold an impressive 3,868 copies. Hot on its heels was Liane Moriarty's novel Here One Moment, racking up 3,435 sales. Rounding out the top three was Richard Osborne’s We Solve Murders, securing its spot with 2,930 copies sold.
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| Cover (Barcode) | Title | Community sold | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
 9780571365470 9780571393374 |
Intermezzo | 3868 | 1 |
 9781760785031 |
Here One Moment | 3435 | 2 |
 9780241608371 |
We Solve Murders | 2930 | 3 |
 9780241634356 |
Tell Me Everything | 2270 | 4 |
 9781785038914 |
Ottolenghi COMFORT | 2128 | 5 |
 9780241435021 |
There are Rivers in the Sky | 1314 | 6 |
 9781741179279 |
Always Was, Always Will Be: The Campaign for Justice and Recognition Continues | 1279 | 7 |
 9780857526588 |
Death at the Sign of the Rook | 1186 | 8 |
 9781761561825 |
Three Wild Dogs and the Truth (HB) | 1185 | 9 |
 9781408864425 |
The Golden Road: How Ancient India Transformed the World | 1140 | 10 |
 9781911717096 |
Nexus: A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to AI | 1086 | 11 |
 9781760644406 |
High Noon: Trump, Harris and America on the Brink: Quarterly Essay 95 | 1033 | 12 |
 9781460765357 |
Cherrywood | 953 | 13 |
 9781838853457 |
All Fours | 851 | 14 |
 9781761620058 |
You Don't Have To Have A Dream: Advice for the Incrementally Ambitious | 823 | 15 |
 9781529936711 |
We'll Prescribe You a Cat | 818 | 16 |
 9781838855581 |
The Life Impossible | 816 | 17 |
 9780645869033 |
All I Ever Wanted Was to Be Hot: Self image, beauty ideals and desirability | 782 | 18 |
 9781529152838 |
Precipice | 755 | 19 |
 9781529077759 |
The Dark Wives (#11 Vera Stanhope) | 724 | 20 |
 9781787334380 |
Creation Lake | 694 | 21 |
 9781760763985 |
Kitchen Sentimental: A Journey to Self-Discovery, One Recipe at a Time | 660 | 22 |
 9780008614515 |
Super Sleuth: A Murder Mystery (PB) | 643 | 23 |
 9781761067853 |
Runt Film Tie-In | 634 | 24 |
 9781761268267 |
Adventures Unlimited: The Land of Lost Things | 618 | 25 |
 9781526657947 |
Want: Sexual Fantasies by Anonymous | 613 | 26 |
 9781761069499 |
Stone Yard Devotional | 561 | 27 |
 9781800789913 |
The Wild Robot (#1 FTI) | 553 | 28 |
 9780241542071 |
Gabriel's Moon | 552 | 29 |
 9781761471001 |
By Any Other Name | 537 | 30 |
 9780008701307 |
The Glassmaker | 514 | 31 |
 9780733652066 |
The Death of Dora Black: A Petticoat Police Mystery | 494 | 32 |
 9781914240935 |
The Full Moon Coffee Shop | 487 | 33 |
 9781761428043 |
The Men Who Killed the News: The Inside Story of How Media Moguls Abused Their Power, Manipulated the Truth and Distorted Democracy | 480 | 34 |
 9781761067846 |
Runt | 478 | 35 |
 9780733340345 |
A Periodic Tale: My Sciencey Memoir | 473 | 36 |
 9781035031245 |
James | 468 | 37 |
 9781035047987 |
The Hidden Girl | 468 | 38 |
 9781848127272 |
The Wild Robot (#1) | 467 | 39 |
 9780702268694 |
Jilya: How One Indigenous Woman From the Remote Pilbara Transformed Psychology | 462 | 40 |
 9780008623005 |
Blue Sisters | 452 | 41 |
 9781408865231 |
Holes | 451 | 42 |
 9780241691700 |
Percy Jackson and the Olympians: Wrath of the Triple Goddess | 449 | 43 |
 9780008679231 |
Butter | 446 | 44 |
 9780522880830 |
My Brother Jaz | 435 | 45 |
 9781761263330 |
Good Cooking Every Day: Simple recipes. Beautiful menus. All year round. | 434 | 46 |
 9780702268779 |
Out of the Box: A one-stop guide to navigating neurodivergence | 425 | 47 |
 9780857506801 |
Safe Enough: And other stories | 422 | 48 |
 9781761421143 |
Daydream | 420 | 49 |