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The latest bestsellers from around New Zealand.

Aotearoa Bestsellers – 3 May to 10 May

View this week’s bestselling Aotearoa NZ adult fiction, adult non-fiction and children’s books (3 May to 10 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. The Bookshop Detectives 2: Tea and Cake and Death by Gareth and Louise WardPenguin Group (NZ) - $38
  3. See How They Fall by Rachel ParisHachette Aotearoa New Zealand - $37.99
  4. 1985: A Novel by Dominic HoeyPenguin Group (NZ) - $38
  5. Black Silk and Buried Secrets by Deborah ChallinorHarperCollins Publishers (New Zealand) - $37.99
  6. The Good Mistress by Anne TiernanHachette Aotearoa New Zealand - $37.99
  7. Sea Change by Jenny PattrickDavid Bateman Ltd - $37.99
  8. The Bookshop Detectives 1: Dead Girl Gone - B Format by Gareth and Louise WardPenguin Group (NZ) - $26
  9. Kāwai: Tree of Nourishment by Monty SoutarDavid Bateman Ltd - $39.99
  10. The Secrets of Maiden's Cove by Erin PalmisanoHachette Aotearoa New Zealand - $37.99

Non-Fiction Adults

  1. Everyday Comfort Food by Vanya InsullAllen & Unwin - $39.99
  2. No Words for This by Ali MauHarperCollins Publishers (New Zealand) - $39.99
  3. Three Wee Bookshops at the End of the World by Ruth ShawAllen & Unwin - $39.99
  4. Full Circle: A personal story of reconnection to te ao Māori by Jenny-May ClarksonHarperCollins Publishers (New Zealand) - $19.99
  5. Northbound: Four seasons of solitude on Te Araroa by Naomi ArnoldHarperCollins Publishers (New Zealand) - $39.99
  6. The Good Life by Gillian SwintonAllen & Unwin - $45
  7. Tasty by Chelsea WinterAllen & Unwin - $55
  8. High Heels and Gumboots: A city girl and a lot to learn by Rebecca HayterHarperCollins Publishers (New Zealand) - $39.99
  9. Inner Warrior: An inspiring new memoir about redemption and second chances from the former rugby league player by Jaye PukepukeHarperCollins Publishers (New Zealand) - $39.99
  10. The Last Secret Agent by Pippa LatourAllen & Unwin - $37.99

Children and Young Adults

  1. Dreamslinger: Slinger Series Book 1 by Graci KimPenguin Group (NZ) - $24
  2. Toot the Tow Truck (Nee Naw and Friends) by Deano YipadeeScholastic New Zealand Limited - $21.99
  3. Hairy Maclary Treasury: The Complete Adventures of Hairy Maclary by Lynley DoddPenguin Group (NZ) - $50
  4. Nine Girls by Stacy GreggPenguin Group (NZ) - $22
  5. Anahera: The Mighty Kiwi Mama by Ruth PaulPenguin Group (NZ) - $21
  6. Hairy Maclary from Donaldson's Dairy by Lynley DoddPenguin Group (NZ) - $15.99
  7. Giraffe the Gardener by Kimberly AndrewsPenguin Group (NZ) - $21
  8. Where's Mummy Donkey? (A lift-the-flap Book) by Craig SmithScholastic New Zealand Limited - $16.99
  9. Edmonds My First Cookbook by Goodman FielderHachette Aotearoa New Zealand - $27.99
  10. The New Zealand School Holidays Activity Book by Aleksandra SzmidtHachette Aotearoa New Zealand - $

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