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Bestseller List to 23 January 2021

Tell Me Lies (Hachette) by J.P. Pomare retains top spot in Fiction for a second week. Supergood (Random House) by Chelsea Winter is number one for the tenth week in a row. The Grinny Granny Donkey (Scholastic NZ) by Craig Smith and Katz Cowley tops Children/Teen books for thirteen weeks in a row.


New Zealand Bestsellers Chart
Week ending 23 January 2021

NZ Fiction - Adults

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  9. Scorchers, Various, Steam Press, $29.00

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

NZ Non-Fiction - Adults

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

  2. Aroha, Hinemoa Elder, Penguin, $30.00

  3. My Journey Starts Here, Jazz Thornton & Genevieve Mora, Penguin, $30.00

  4. Destitute Gourmet, Sophie Gray, Random House, $35.00

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

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

  7. The Book of Angst, Gwendoline Smith, Allen & Unwin, $24.99

  8. Gangland, Jared Savage, HarperCollins, $36.99

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

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


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

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

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

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

  8. The Nature Activity Book, Rachel Haydon & Pippa Keel, Te Papa Press, $35.00

  9. Hairy Maclary and Friends, Lynley Dodd, Puffin, $22.00

  10. Hairy Maclary from Donaldson's Dairy, Lynley Dodd, Puffin, $15.99



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

© Nielsen BookScan NZ 2021