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Top 10 bestselling NZ books: July 19

The local books New Zealanders have been buying this week.

Five new NZ poetry collections to warm up winter

New poetry collections examine human intimacy, AI and nature, with delicacy and power.

Book of the day: Endling by Maria Reva

Novelist’s Ukraine-set dark feminist satire twists around very real existential threat.

Spy v spy: True tales of sleeper agents & spymasters

Two new books highlight the toll on agents playing the long game between East and West.

Stacy Gregg: 'Don’t even get me started on the inherent rejection attached to writing for a living'

The bestselling author on life lessons, rejection, star writers and being the 'pony girl'.

The bestselling authors who draw on the strength of others

The cliché of the lonely writer couldn't be further than the truth.

Top 10 bestselling NZ books: July 12

Memoirs rule in the latest list of bestselling local books.

Death becomes him: Crime writer Michael Connelly’s long exploration of LA continues

With the streaming premiere of Ballard, Micheal Connelly shows no signs of slowing down.

Book of the day: Ruins by Amy Taylor

Australian author’s second novel investigates the fallout of a holiday threesome.

No, I Don’t Get Danger Money by Lisette Reymer

NZ TV journalist's memoir on unexpectedly finding herself reporting from global hotspots.

Daughter of man who faked safety results for early contraceptive delves into his tangled past

Book of the day: The Scientist Who Wasn’t There by Joanne Briggs.

Book of the day: Bookish: How Reading Shapes Our Lives by Lucy Mangan

A writer’s second memoir on the unparalleled joy of books.

Top 10 bestselling New Zealand books: June 28

The New Zealand books we've been buying this week.

Book of the day: The Bombshell by Darrow Farr

Thriller has a seductive heroine, exotic locale, but underuses its political backdrop.

Book of the day: A Land Before Humans, a Land After Humans by Mark Fisher

Former scientist’s account of our nation’s wildlife contains fascinating stories.

Book of the day: All the Perfect Days by Michael Thompson

Novel about a clairvoyant doctor is enjoyably lightweight.