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The Unity Books bestseller chart for the week ending October 16

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16 Oct 2026
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'Everything she did just oozes greatness': Craig Cliff on Janet Frame (and the case for a UBI)

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14 Oct 2026
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The poet who's in it for the money

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11 Oct 2026
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Meet Aotearoa's new queen of crime fiction

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10 Oct 2026
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The Unity Books bestseller chart for the week ending October 9

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09 Oct 2026
A black and white photo of the writer Abby Letteri who is a middle aged woman with long hair and glasses.
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'Black Beauty is the original tear-jerker': Abby Letteri's world of horses

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08 Oct 2026

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