Bestsellers for the week ending Sat 18th April 2026
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NZ Fiction – Adults
| 1 | 9781869718411 | Banjara | Shana Chandra | Moa Press | $37.99 |
| 2 | 9781869718732 | The Secrets of the Lost Vineyard | Erin Palmisano | Moa Press | $37.99 |
| 3 | 9781991348197 | Pepeha Portal | Ariana Tikao | Otago University Press | $30.00 |
| 4 | 9781776951314 | The Black Monk | Charlotte Grimshaw | Penguin Books | $38.00 |
| 5 | 9781775542605 | Black Velvet and Vengeance (Tatty Crowe 3) | Deborah Challinor | HarperCollins Publishers | $37.99 |
NZ Non-Fiction – Adults
| 1 | 9781991309150 | The Crash | Sally Wenley | Massey University Press | $37.00 |
| 2 | 9781991006950 | A Year at Awakino Station | Jaz Mathisen | A&U | $45.00 |
| 3 | 9781775542681 | Aotearoa in Bloom | Rachel Clare & Tryphena Cracknell | HarperCollins Publishers | $60.00 |
| 4 | 9781776923083 | Night, Ma | Elizabeth Knox | Te Herenga Waka University Press | $40.00 |
| 5 | 9781775542919 | Surviving White Island | Kelsey Waghorn | HarperCollins Publishers | $39.99 |
NZ Children and Teens
| 1 | 9781776957200 | The Fantabulous Animal Orchestra | Donovan Bixley | Picture Puffin | $21.00 |
| 2 | 9780473295462 | Pee Wee the Lonely Kiwi Finds a New Friend | Blair Cooper & Cheryl Smith | Flying Books Publishing | $24.99 |
| 3 | 9780143504450 | Hairy Maclary from Donaldson’s Dairy (BB) | Lynley Dodd | Puffin | $15.99 |
| 4 | 9781869716998 | Roarrr! (Donovan Bixley’s Aotearoa) | Donovan Bixley | Little Moa | $24.99 |
| 5 | 9781776957293 | Where is Hairy Maclary? | Lynley Dodd | Picture Puffin | $19.99 |
International Fiction – Adults (excluding NZ)
| 1 | 9781037400421 | Hope Rises | David Baldacci | Macmillan | $38.00 |
| 2 | 9781911750192 | Rites of the Starling (Shield of Sparrows) | Devney Perry | Red Tower Books | $38.00 |
| 3 | 9781804953693 | Project Hail Mary | Andy Weir | Penguin (Cornerstone) | $28.00 |
| 4 | 9781408728512 | The Housemaid | Freida McFadden | Little, Brown | $27.99 |
| 5 | 9780241721261 | The Correspondent | Virginia Evans | Michael Joseph | $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 | 9781760980139 | RecipeTin Eats: Dinner | Nagi Maehashi | Macmillan | $49.99 |
| 5 | 9781785126413 | Betrayal | Tom Bower | Blink Publishing | $39.99 |
International Children and Teens (excluding NZ)
| 1 | 9780241805831 | Cozy Days | Coco Wyo | Penguin Books | $21.00 |
| 2 | 9780241805886 | Comfy Corner | Coco Wyo | Penguin Books | $21.00 |
| 3 | 9780241805817 | Cozy Vibes | Coco Wyo | Penguin Books | $21.00 |
| 4 | 9780241803455 | The Seriously Epic Holiday of Lottie Brooks (Lottie Brooks) | Katie Kirby | Puffin | $21.00 |
| 5 | 9780241833285 | KPop Demon Hunters | Puffin | $28.00 |
Charts produced by NielsenIQ BookData NZ using sales data from the NZ panel of participating booksellers.