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Bestseller List to 16 January 2021

Tell Me Lies (Hachette) by J.P. Pomare takes top spot in Fiction (as of last week, Auē by Becky Manawatu has been at number one for six weeks). Supergood (Random House) by Chelsea Winter stays at number one for the ninth week in a row. The Grinny Granny Donkey (Scholastic NZ) by Craig Smith and Katz Cowley tops Children/Teen books for twelve weeks in a row.


New Zealand Bestsellers Chart
Week ending 16 January 2021

NZ Fiction - Adults

  1. Tell Me Lies, J.P. Pomare, Hachette, $29.99

  2. Auē, Becky Manawatu, Makaro Press, $35.00

  3. The Tally Stick, Carl Nixon, Vintage, $36.00

  4. The Whale Rider, Witi Ihimaera, Raupo Publishing, $26.00

  5. The Jacaranda House, Deborah Challinor, HarperCollins, $36.99

  6. Remote Sympathy, Catherine Chidgey, Victoria University Press, $35.00

  7. The Villa Girls, Nicky Pellegrino, Hachette, $19.99

  8. Landmarks, Grahame Sydney & Owen Marshall & Brian Turner, Godwit, $75.00

  9. Addressed to Greta, Fiona Sussman, David Bateman, $34.99

  10. Tiny Pieces of Us, Nicky Pellegrino, Hachette, $34.99

NZ Non-Fiction - Adults

  1. Supergood, Chelsea Winter, Random House, $50.00

  2. Bella: My Life in Food, Annabel Langbein, Allen & Unwin, $49.99

  3. Impossible: My Story, Stan Walker, HarperCollins, $39.99

  4. Vegful, Nadia Lim, Nude Food, $55.00

  5. Note to Self, Rebekah Ballagh, Allen & Unwin, $24.99

  6. Aroha, Hinemoa Elder, Penguin, $30.00

  7. Gangland, Jared Savage, HarperCollins, $36.99

  8. Raw & Free, Sophie Steevens, Allen & Unwin, $45.00

  9. Searching for Charlie, Tom Scott, Upstart Press, $49.99

  10. A Māori Phrase a Day, Hēmi Kelly, Raupo Publishing, $30.00


NZ - Children and Teens

  1. The Grinny Granny Donkey, Craig Smith & Katz Cowley, Scholastic, $21.99

  2. Marvellous Marvin, Nadia Lim & Fifi Colston, Scholastic, $19.99

  3. Edmonds My First Cookbook, Goodman Fielder, Hachette, $24.99

  4. Amazing Aotearoa Activity Book, Gavin Bishop, Penguin, $25.00

  5. Kuwi & Friends Māori Picture Dictionary, Kat Quin & Pania Papa, Illustrated Publishing, $34.99

  6. The Dinky Donkey, Craig Smith & Katz Cowley, Scholastic, $21.99

  7. The Wonky Donkey, Craig Smith & Katz Cowley, Scholastic, $21.99

  8. Showtym Adventures 1: Dandy, the Mountain Pony, Kelly Wilson, Puffin, $7.99

  9. The Little Yellow Digger, Betty Gilderdale & Alan Gilderdale, Scholastic, $12.99

  10. The Top Secret Intergalactic Notes of Buttons McGinty Book 3, Rhys Darby, Scholastic, $17.99



Charts produced by Nielsen BookScan NZ using sales data from the NZ panel of participating booksellers.

© Nielsen BookScan NZ 2021