Bestsellers for the week ending Sat 30th May 2026
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NZ Fiction – Adults
| 1 | 9781776923007 | All Her Lives | Ingrid Horrocks | Te Herenga Waka University Press | $35.00 |
| 2 | 9781869718572 | The Storm Weaver | Ivy Cliffwater | Hachette | $37.99 |
| 3 | 9781991142023 | Slash | Gavin Strawhan | A&U | $37.99 |
| 4 | 9780473787851 | The Bruise Palette | Helen Lehndorf | Firestarter Press | $29.99 |
| 5 | 9781869718695 | Malachite (Valmora Academy) | Ashley Andersen | Moa Press | $37.99 |
NZ Non-Fiction – Adults
| 1 | 9781775541912 | One Last Question, Prime Minister | Barry Soper | HarperCollins Publishers | $39.99 |
| 2 | 9781991436016 | No Pit Stops | Grant Baker | Mary Egan Publishing | $38.00 |
| 3 | 9781991033949 | The Valley | Asher Emanuel | Bridget Williams Books | $39.99 |
| 4 | 9781775542933 | Lessons on Living | Nigel Latta | HarperCollins Publishers | $39.99 |
| 5 | 9781776951192 | Become Unstoppable | Gilbert Enoka | Penguin Books | $40.00 |
NZ Children and Teens
| 1 | 9781776957460 | Hairy Maclary’s Hullabaloo | Lynley Dodd | Penguin Books | $19.99 |
| 2 | 9780143504450 | Hairy Maclary from Donaldson’s Dairy (BB) | Lynley Dodd | Puffin | $15.99 |
| 3 | 9781776957019 | Hairy Maclary from Donaldson’s Dairy (HB) | Lynley Dodd | Puffin | $19.99 |
| 4 | 9781776957293 | Where is Hairy Maclary? | Lynley Dodd | Picture Puffin | $19.99 |
| 5 | 9781869717049 | B is for Bird | Lily Emo | Little Moa | $24.99 |
International Fiction – Adults (excluding NZ)
| 1 | 9781464280184 | The Divorce | Freida McFadden | Poisoned Pen Press | $38.00 |
| 2 | 9781761474224 | Ironwood | Michael Connelly | Allen & Unwin | $37.99 |
| 3 | 9780008710347 | The Ballad of Falling Dragons (Moonfall Series 2) | Sarah A. Parker | HarperVoyager | $38.99 |
| 4 | 9780241814307 | The Things We Never Say | Elizabeth Strout | Viking | $38.00 |
| 5 | 9780241796917 | The Calamity Club | Kathryn Stockett | Fig Tree | $38.00 |
International Non-Fiction – Adults (excluding NZ)
| 1 | 9781401994136 | The Let Them Theory | Mel Robbins & Sawyer Robbins | Hay House | $38.00 |
| 2 | 9781761472602 | How Will I Ever Get Through This? | Lucy Hone | Allen & Unwin | $37.99 |
| 3 | 9781847941831 | Atomic Habits | James Clear | Random House | $40.00 |
| 4 | 9781761561832 | RecipeTin Eats: Tonight | Nagi Maehashi | Macmillan | $54.99 |
| 5 | 9781760980139 | RecipeTin Eats: Dinner | Nagi Maehashi | Macmillan | $49.99 |
International Children and Teens (excluding NZ)
| 1 | 9780241805886 | Comfy Corner | Coco Wyo | Penguin Books | $21.00 |
| 2 | 9780241003008 | The Very Hungry Caterpillar | Eric Carle | Puffin | $17.99 |
| 3 | 9781761357640 | Bluey: Toys | Bluey | Puffin | $21.00 |
| 4 | 9780241803455 | The Seriously Epic Holiday of Lottie Brooks (Lottie Brooks) | Katie Kirby | Puffin | $21.00 |
| 5 | 9780723263661 | Where’s Spot? | Eric Hill | Warne | $17.99 |
Charts produced by NielsenIQ BookData NZ using sales data from the NZ panel of participating booksellers.