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Top 10 bestselling NZ books: November 22

How is the new "unauthorised" Jacinda Ardern book selling?

Landmark Māori art book wins prestigious global award, makes history

Authors celebrate historic win + read an extract from award-winning history of Māori art.

Book of the Day: TonyInterruptor by Nicola Barker

An ‘ideas book’ ponders questions of art, authenticity and the role of irony.

Book of the Day: The Silver Book by Olivia Laing

Set in the mid-1970s on Italian film sets, complex literary thriller rings true today.

Top 10 bestselling NZ books: November 15

The local books we've been buying this week.

Book of the Day: The Blood in Winter - A Nation Descends, 1642 by Jonathan Healey

When England sank into war and King Charles I beheaded, the country was changed forever.

Patti Smith's latest memoir reflects on the entirety of her life

Bread of Angels is Patti Smith’s fifth memoir and casts its net the widest.

Behind the scenes at Auckland Museum: The remarkable achievements of the man who shaped city institution

New history identifies the wonder and limitations of Thomas Cheeseman.