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Whether it’s due to an onscreen adaptation, #BookTok trending, relevant news cycle, or the author’s subject matter is generating buzz, books have a way of defining the cultural zeitgeist.

Here's the top trending books that people are reading and discussing right now.

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More than a third of Australia's favourite books are published by Penguin Random House

More than a third of the books featured in ABC Radio National's Top 100 Australian Books of All Time are published by Penguin Random House Australia.

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PRH takes top three spots in Better Reading’s 2026 Top 50 Kids’ Books

The Very Hungry Caterpillar has been chosen by readers as Australia’s favourite children’s book in the Better Reading’s 2026 Top 50 Kids’ Books vote.

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Pride and Prejudice

Jane Austen's classic romance novel, soon to be a major Netflix series adapted by Dolly Alderton.

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Project Hail Mary

THE STUNNING DELUXE EDITION OF THE No. 1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER, NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE STARRING RYAN GOSLING

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Ruin Bound

The sizzling, epic and addictive final book in the globally bestselling romantasy sensation and instant international bestseller - perfect for fans of Fourth Wing, When the Moon Hatched and Quicksilver.

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Dungeon Crawler Carl

The transformation occurred at approximately 2:23 A.M.

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The Things We Never Say

It was the middle of June and the sun all day had kept right on shining with sweet mightiness.

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The Calamity Club

Downtown Drugstore had a bell on the door that made a single tink sound when you opened it.