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Top 10 bestselling NZ books: February 15

A small book is making a big impact.

Two new crime reads for the weekend

Aussie domestic drama and a crime story from Sheffield zero in on class, race and history.

Book of the day: Black Woods Blue Sky by Eowyn Ivey

Love is found in the most surprising circumstances, suggests this folklore-inspired novel.

Book of the day: My Year of Psychedelics by Sarah Napthali

When it comes to psychedelics, Sarah Napthali has sampled what the world has to offer.

Book of the day: Life Hacks For A Little Alien by Alice Franklin

The neurodivergent are often caricatured but this insightful novel is more understanding.

Book of the day: Star Gazers by Duncan Sarkies

Alarming allegory about a bunch of alpaca fanciers recalls Barry Crump.

Top 10 bestselling NZ books: February 8

The NZ books the country has been buying.

Book of the Day: The Grand Scheme of Things

Warona Jay's debut tale of author connivance lays bare race and gender bias in the arts.

What’s pickleball? Why is everybody playing it? And could it become an Olympic sport?

The backyard game invented by three dads is now a global sensation with high-profile fans.

Book of the day: The Haunted Wood: A History of Childhood Reading by Sam Leith

This charming survey of children’s literature through the centuries should be treasured.

Summer reads: Best new pictures books and fiction for young readers

Local and international books for our youngest bookworms.

Top 10 bestselling NZ books: January 25

The NZ books we've been buying this week.

Book of the day: Absolution by Jeff VanderMeer

A welcome addition that goes back to the start of Jeff VanderMeer's dystopian trilogy.

Book of the day: The Three Lives of Cate Kay

Highly enjoyable debut novel set in the manipulative worlds of publishing and Hollywood.

Book of the day: Homeseeking

Sprawling epic follows fortunes of couple destined to be together but thwarted by history.

Teen dreams: What famous people were thinking at 18

Young historian brings early lives of the great and the good to vivid life.

Top 10 best-selling NZ books: January 18

The NZ books we've been buying this week.

Entering the snake pit: Three new thrillers to check out this weekend

New thrillers explore racially charged Texas, political intrigue & a locked-room mystery.