Unity Best Sellers

Stars of Auckland Writers Festivals and the Ockham New Zealand book awards fill the charts this week.

The Unity Books bestseller chart for the week ending May 22

The Ockhams and Auckland Writers Festival effect.

By The Spinoff Review of Books | 22nd May, 2026

Two of the top selling local books on the charts this week.

The Unity Books bestseller chart for the week ending May 15

Auckland Writers Festival has landed.

By The Spinoff Review of Books | 15th May, 2026

A new local novel about getting the band back together; and Lena Dunham’s memoir hit the charts this week.

The Unity Books bestseller chart for the week ending May 8

Soper seduces Auckland, while Wellington is all about the music.

By The Spinoff Review of Books | 8th May, 2026

Soper and Radden Keefe top the charts this week.

The Unity Books bestseller chart for the week ending May 1

Auckland readers are boning up ahead of the Writers Festival, while Wellingtonians are up to their elbows in press gallery tea.

By The Spinoff Review of Books | 1st May, 2026

New non-fiction and fiction hit the shelves this week.

The Unity Books bestseller chart for the week ending April 24

Claude Megson top and tails the charts this week.

By The Spinoff Review of Books | 24th April, 2026

Three new Aotearoa reads make the charts.

The Unity Books bestseller chart for the week ending April 17

New local books top the charts this week.

By The Spinoff Review of Books | 17th April, 2026

A new fantasy by Francis Spufford, and a newish novel from Elisabeth Easther make the charts this week.

The Unity Books bestseller chart for the week ending April 10

Amaze, amaze, amaze!

By The Spinoff Review of Books | 10th April, 2026

Two new local books are out this week.

The Unity Books bestseller chart for the week ending April 3

Happy Easter, eggs.

By The Spinoff Review of Books | 3rd April, 2026

Non-fiction rules the charts this week.

The Unity Books bestseller chart for the week ending March 27

Blink-182 fans have stormed the Auckland store, while it's all about walking in Wellington.

By The Spinoff Review of Books | 27th March, 2026

Two new local titles hit the charts this week.

The Unity Books bestseller chart for the week ending March 20

'My Bourgeois Apocalypse' is going down as one of the great titles of the year.

By The Spinoff Review of Books | 20th March, 2026

Three recent Aotearoa releases in the charts this week.

The Unity Books bestseller chart for the week ending March 13

A bounty of Aotearoa reads.

By The Spinoff Review of Books | 13th March, 2026

A bold new release and a freshly minted award-nominee hit the charts this week.

The Unity Books bestseller chart for the week ending March 6

Award nominees galore.

By The Spinoff Review of Books | 6th March, 2026

The Unity Books bestseller chart for the week ending February 27

The Unity Books bestseller chart for the week ending February 27

Beach reads for the dying days of summer.

By The Spinoff Review of Books | 27th February, 2026

Wuthering Heights has finally made the charts.

The Unity Books bestseller chart for the week ending February 20

The OG Wuthering Heights has arrived.

By The Spinoff Review of Books | 20th February, 2026

Two new poetry collections and the latest from George Saunders are on the charts this week.

The Unity Books bestseller chart for the week ending February 13

Two brilliant new poetry collections hit the Wellington charts this week.

By The Spinoff Review of Books | 13th February, 2026

Fun fiction for a cursed summer.

The Unity Books bestseller chart for the week ending February 6

Award nominees, new novels and old favourites.

By The Spinoff Review of Books | 6th February, 2026

Two books longlisted for the Ockhams, and the last ever Julian Barnes novel on the charts this week.

The Unity Books bestseller chart for the week ending January 30

Julian Barnes' Departure(s) has arrived.

By The Spinoff Review of Books | 30th January, 2026

Four of the new titles hitting the charts this week.

The Unity Books bestseller chart for the week ending January 23

Maps, flesh, the economy: it's all here.

By The Spinoff Review of Books | 23rd January, 2026

Some oldies but goodies in this week’s chart.

The Unity Books bestseller chart for the week ending January 16

Some 2025 nostalgia among some fresh new titles.

By The Spinoff Review of Books | 16th January, 2026

Three of the biggest local bestsellers for 2025

The Unity Books bestseller chart for 2025

The top selling titles of the year at Unity's Auckland and Wellington stores.

By The Spinoff Review of Books | 19th December, 2025