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Top 10 bestselling New Zealand books: August 9

Former PM loses top spot.

Aussie writer Kate Halfpenny on midlife, alcoholism and a sea change

After a breakdown, Kate Halfpenny’s dream of a midlife sea change turned into a nightmare.

Book of the day: Rejection by Tony Tulathimutte

Stories feature characters whose malevolence hides loneliness at being cast out by society

Book of the day: Liar’s Game by Jack Beaumont

AI, cybersecurity, quantum computing and a beautiful Russian Woman in compelling spy story

Book of the day: Capitalism and its critics by John Cassidy

History of capitalism as seen by critics, shows sticking points that lead to social chaos.

Buckley: The Life and the Revolution That Changed America by Sam Tanenhaus

New bio of the man who helped the Republican movement rebuild, only to hand it to Trump.

Top 10 bestselling New Zealand books: August 2

No change at the top, but some favourites return to the top 10.

Book of the day: Not Quite Dead Yet by Holly Jackson

YA author's first book for adults is a whodunnit with a twist.

Murder, he wrote: Steven Braunias on covering NZ’s most high-profile crime cases

"I've spent quite a lot of my professional life these past 20 years at murder trials."

James of thrones: A new book on the monarch who created modern Britain

Book of the Day: The Sun Rising by Anna Whitelock.

Earthly creatures: Top picks in non-fiction for kids

Check out kids’ non-fiction about bats, bugs, otters and a national treasure.

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'.