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Top 10 best-selling New Zealand books: November 4th

The Topp Twins, Wayne Smith and Jared Savage make it to the podium again.

Reviews: Three new Kiwi releases with panache

"A literal train can remind us of trains of thought, which can wander everywhere."

Review: An internet-fuelled obsession with beauty routines is parodied in this satirical gothic horror

Rouge is at heart a brutal takedown of the cosmetics industry.

Review: An examination of a tentative relationship between two ageing men

"They argue about the state of Australia as if they were ticking boxes: racism, climate c

Review: True story of macabre find on remote whaling station

The discovery of a teenager’s resting place led to an elegy for the empty Atlantic.

Review: Kiwi author’s sweeping tale about life at sea

Adrienne Jansen is an expert scene-setter.

Review: The queen of historical fiction turns her gaze on the lives of ordinary women

"Women were their husbands’ property. Some churchmen doubted they had souls."

Top 10 best-selling New Zealand books: October 28

Will the Topp Twins take out the top spot?

Review: Historical events weave seamlessly through this elegant novel

Set during challenging times in France and Morocco, this novel opens up an entire world.

Review: The life of one of NZ’s foremost composers

Norman Meehan succeeds in capturing Jenny McLeod's eloquent voice.

Preview: A remarkable account of how two families survived the horrors of Nazi and Soviet rule

Survival involved such cinematic elements as a fake passport, spies and blind luck.

Top 10 best-selling New Zealand books: October 13

Two new titles take out the top spots this week.

Review: The dire consequences of climate change have become fertile ground for fiction writers

Two new novels show how people respond to the trauma of environmental disasters.

Review: New historical novel brings real young queer women to life

Emma Donoghue tells the story of intense connection between two remarkable young women.

Review: High-octane techno-thriller stuffed with ideas

Two very different authors collaborate to produce Prophet.

An absorbing chronicle of four singular female philosophers whose ideas continue to resonate today

Simone Weil, born Jewish but inspired by Christianity, is the beating heart of this book.