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Bestseller List to 20 February 2021

Auē (Mākaro Press) by Becky Manawatu stays on top in Fiction. Aroha (Penguin) by Dr Hinemoa Elder takes top spot in Non-Fiction, ending Supergood’s continuous run of thirteen weeks. And Kelly Wilson’s Showtym Adventures 8: Syd, the Muster Pony (Puffin) finally takes number one from Grinny Granny’s Donkey.


New Zealand Bestsellers Chart
Week ending 20 February 2021

NZ Fiction - Adults

  1. Auē, Becky Manawatu, Makaro Press, $35.00 (-)

  2. Sister to Sister, Olivia Hayfield, Hachette, $34.99 (+1)

  3. The Jacaranda House, Deborah Challinor, HarperCollins, $36.99 (new)

  4. Tell Me Lies, J.P. Pomare, Hachette, $29.99 (-2)

  5. Tiny Pieces of Us, Nicky Pellegrino, Hachette, $34.99 (-1)

  6. Landmarks, Grahame Sydney & Owen Marshall & Brian Turner, Godwit, $75.00 (new)

  7. The Whale Rider, Witi Ihimaera, Raupo Publishing, $26.00 (new)

  8. The Tally Stick, Carl Nixon, Vintage, $36.00 (-2)

  9. Toku Papa, Solly Ruby, Victoria University Press, $25.00 (new)

  10. Addressed to Greta, Fiona Sussman, David Bateman, $34.99 (new)

NZ Non-Fiction - Adults

  1. Aroha, Hinemoa Elder, Penguin, $30.00 (+2)

  2. Supergood, Chelsea Winter, Random House, $50.00 (-1)

  3. Māori Made Easy, Scotty Morrison, Raupo Publishing, $38.00 (+1)

  4. Bella: My Life in Food, Annabel Langbein, Allen & Unwin, $49.99 (+1)

  5. Impossible: My Story, Stan Walker, HarperCollins, $39.99 (+5)

  6. Gangland, Jared Savage, HarperCollins, $36.99 (+3)

  7. Māori Made Easy Workbook 1/Kete 1, Scotty Morrison, Raupo Publishing, $25.00 (new)

  8. The Book of Angst, Gwendoline Smith, Allen & Unwin, $24.99 (-6)

  9. Vegful, Nadia Lim, Nude Food, $55.00 (-1)

  10. Destitute Gourmet, Sophie Gray, Random House, $35.00 (-4)


NZ - Children and Teens

  1. Showtym Adventures 8: Syd, the Muster Pony, Kelly Wilson, Puffin, $16.99 (new)

  2. The Grinny Granny Donkey, Craig Smith & Katz Cowley, Scholastic, $21.99 (-1)

  3. Kuwi & Friends Māori Picture Dictionary, Kat Quin & Pania Papa, Illustrated Publishing, $34.99 (-3)

  4. The Wonky Donkey, Craig Smith & Katz Cowley, Scholastic, $21.99 (+2)

  5. Edmonds My First Cookbook, Goodman Fielder, Hachette, $24.99 (-2)

  6. Marvellous Marvin, Nadia Lim & Fifi Colston, Scholastic, $19.99 (-1)

  7. Ernie and the Magic Kennel, Robert Rakete & Jeanette Thomas & Kimberly Andrews, Scholastic, $19.99 (new)

  8. Hairy Maclary and Friends, Lynley Dodd, Puffin, $22.00 (new)

  9. Hairy Maclary from Donaldson's Dairy, Lynley Dodd, Puffin, $15.99 (-5)

  10. The Dinky Donkey, Craig Smith & Katz Cowley, Scholastic, $21.99 (new)



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

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