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Top 10 best-selling NZ Books: May 11

Non-fiction continues to dominate best-selling books.

Kids can save our dolphins: Author Maria Gill’s inspiring message

Book takes: Author Maria Gill on why we need to keep the plight of NZ dolphins in mind.

UK farmland proves fertile for vice in casually violent new novel

Review: What do you think of when somebody mentions England’s countryside?

From Supernova to Hobbiton and everywhere in between: Samantha Shannon’s epic fantasy journey

Samantha Shannon has gone from shy teen author to bestselling fantasy novel powerhouse.

David Galler: Shaped by her past

Ahead of Mother’s Day, writers reflect on the maternal influences that shaped them.

Australia’s rugged beauty meets a tortured soul in Why Do Horses Run?

Review: Eclectic cast of characters in cinematic Australian novel.

Mystery, magic, and resilience in new YA fiction

Ann Packer checks out the best new YA and chapter books.

A wild island, a secretive commune: Sinéad Gleeson’s Hagstone beckons

Review: Sinéad Gleeson returns with Hagstone, a haunting novel for fans of Constellations.

Aussie writer Anna Funder on uncovering George Orwell’s ‘smelly little truths’

Our thinking about one of the 20th century’s best-known writers is being challenged.

NZ author channels Ngaio Marsh in debut novel

Review: Dark Sky murder among the stars makes most of Mackenzie Country setting.

Top 10 best-selling NZ books: April 27

A boutique-published novel in the top 10?

Hine Toa: An essential yet troubling exploration of Māori identity

Review: Ngāhuia te Awekōtuku achieved several firsts, but fought battles to get there.

D-Day link, fake scarlet fever, and a rat dinner: One woman’s secret war in France

Anzac book reviews: A woman's life as a WWII spy & books on NZ's role in global conflicts.

When Jim becomes James: An impressive reimagining of Huckleberry Finn

Review: To rewrite one of the iconic masterpieces of US literature requires great skill.

Is our lifespan fixed, or could we slow down or even abolish ageing?

Review: Why we die - and what would we even do if we could live longer?

Run for your life: The story of the Kiwi family who fled Putin’s Russia

Book takes: "This story sounded so far-fetched. I thought it couldn’t possibly be true”.