1. Anything Could Happen by Grant Robertson (Allen & Unwin, $40)

“The memoir is extremely readable and often funny, much like a Robertson general debate speech,” wrote Henry Cooke in his review for us. “I ate it up in about 48 hours and I think anyone interested in New Zealand politics could do similar with no real boredom.”

2. See How They Fall by Rachel Paris (Moa Press, $38)

Claire Mabey spoke to Rachel Paris earlier this year about her sleek, fast-paced crime story.

3. The Safe Keep by Yael van der Wouden (Penguin, $26) 

Beautiful historical fiction set in The Hague in the 1960s.

4. Raising Hare by Chloe Dalton (Canongate, $28)

Hear, hear, hare – here!

5. The Unlikely Doctor by Timoti Te Moke (Allen & Unwin, $38) 

The return of Dr Timoti Te Moke’s memoir to the charts, detailing his harrowing journey through childhood abuse, stints in prison, to eventually becoming a doctor at the age of 56.

6. Katabasis by R. F. Kuang (Harper Collins, $38)

According to The Guardian: “this journey into the underworld is delivered with heretical glee.”

7. Passengers on the Hankyu Line by Hiro Arikawa (Doubleday, $38)

Cosiness, cats, dogs and rail – what more could you want?

8. The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers (Hodder Press, $31)

More cosiness, this time longlisted for the Bailey’s women’s prize for fiction.

9. Become Unstoppable by Enoka Gilbert (Penguin, $40)

Reading this book is the closest many of us will ever come to being an All Black.

10. Bird of the Year by Forest and Bird (Penguin, $45) 

All the birds, and one bat, from 20 years of the Bird of the Year competition.

WELLINGTON

1. Bird of the Year by Forest and Bird (Penguin, $45) 

2. Anything Could Happen by Grant Robertson (Allen & Unwin, $40)

3. Noho Tahi 和平共處 by Noho Tahi Collective (5Ever Books, $30)

“This multimedia collection reflects on noho tahi | 和平共處, peaceful co-existence between cultures — an emerging invitation for Hainamana/NZ Chinese communities to reorient ourselves towards Tangata Whenua.”

4. Katabasis by R. F. Kuang (Harper Collins, $38)

5. The Book of Guilt by Catherine Chidgey (Te Herenga Waka University Press, $38)

Trust us: the less you know about this book, the better the reading experience will be.

6. Become Unstoppable by Gilbert Enoka (Penguin, $40)

7. A Different Kind of Power by Jacinda Ardern (Penguin, $60)

Jacinda returns to the charts! Here’s Madeleine Chapman’s review!

8. Clown Town #9 Slough House by Mick Herron (Hachette, $38)

The new thriller in the bestselling series that inspired Slow Horses. Doesn’t feature real clowns… or does it?

9. The Safekeep by Yael Van Der Wouden (Penguin, $26)

10. The Gift of Not Belonging by Rami Kaminski (Scribe, $38)

The first book to explore the personality of the “otrovert” – someone who does not fit in with any social group – appears to be fitting in quite nicely in Wellington.