Aotearoa New Zealand Bestseller ListsNgā Rārangi Pukapuka Pai Rawa Atu o Aotearoa

The latest bestsellers from around New Zealand.

Aotearoa Bestsellers – 10 May to 17 May

View this week’s bestselling Aotearoa NZ adult fiction, adult non-fiction and children’s books (10 May to 17 May 2025).

Charts produced by NielsenIQ BookScan NZ using sales data from the NZ panel of participating booksellers.

© NielsenIQ BookScan NZ 2025

Fiction - Adults

  1. The Book of Guilt by Catherine ChidgeyTe Herenga Waka University Press - $38
  2. Delirious by Damien WilkinsTe Herenga Waka University Press - $38
  3. See How They Fall by Rachel ParisHachette Aotearoa New Zealand - $37.99
  4. The Bookshop Detectives 2: Tea and Cake and Death by Gareth and Louise WardPenguin Group (NZ) - $38
  5. 1985: A Novel by Dominic HoeyPenguin Group (NZ) - $38
  6. Black Silk and Buried Secrets by Deborah ChallinorHarperCollins Publishers (New Zealand) - $37.99
  7. Kāwai: Tree of Nourishment by Monty SoutarDavid Bateman Ltd - $39.99
  8. Sea Change by Jenny PattrickDavid Bateman Ltd - $37.99
  9. Pretty Ugly by Kirsty GunnOtago University Press - $35
  10. The Bookshop Detectives 1: Dead Girl Gone - B Format by Gareth and Louise WardPenguin Group (NZ) - $26

Non-Fiction Adults

  1. Full Circle: A personal story of reconnection to te ao Māori by Jenny-May ClarksonHarperCollins Publishers (New Zealand) - $19.99
  2. Everyday Comfort Food by Vanya InsullAllen & Unwin - $39.99
  3. Three Wee Bookshops at the End of the World by Ruth ShawAllen & Unwin - $39.99
  4. Whānau: Reo Māori Phrases to Share With the People You Love by Donovan FarnhamHachette Aotearoa New Zealand - $29.99
  5. No Words for This by Ali MauHarperCollins Publishers (New Zealand) - $39.99
  6. Hine Toa by Ngahuia te AwekotukuHarperCollins Publishers (New Zealand) - $39.99
  7. The Last Secret Agent by Pippa LatourAllen & Unwin - $37.99
  8. Northbound: Four seasons of solitude on Te Araroa by Naomi ArnoldHarperCollins Publishers (New Zealand) - $39.99
  9. The Bookseller at the End of the World by Ruth ShawAllen & Unwin - $38.99
  10. Toi Te Mana: An Indigenous History of Māori Art by Deidre BrownAuckland University Press - $90

Children and Young Adults

  1. Dreamslinger: Slinger Series Book 1 by Graci KimPenguin Group (NZ) - $24
  2. The Pinchers and the Dog Chase by Anders SparringGecko Press - $19.99
  3. Nine Girls by Stacy GreggPenguin Group (NZ) - $22
  4. Tūī Street Tales by Anne KayesScholastic New Zealand Limited - $18
  5. The Gavin Bishop Treasury: 10 Favourite Fairy Stories and Original Tales by Gavin BishopPenguin Group (NZ) - $45
  6. Anahera: The Mighty Kiwi Mama by Ruth PaulPenguin Group (NZ) - $21
  7. Tūī Street Legends by Anne KayesWildling Books - $22.95
  8. Tūī Street Heroes by Anne KayesWildling Books - $22.95
  9. The Pinchers and the Diamond Heist by Anders SparringGecko Press - $19.99
  10. The Witch of Maketu and the Bleating Lambs by Anika MoaPenguin Group (NZ) - $21