Best reads

Explore the best and most popular books. We have been recording the top books each year since 2000.

2019

• Best of 2019 - books, movies, TV, music, and podcasts
• Best books for kids and teens 2019

2018

• Best of 2018 - books, movies, TV, and music picks
• Best books for kids and teens 2018
• Best New Zealand book covers 2018

Most popular in 2018

• Most popular fiction book: The Midnight Line Lee Child
  See the full list of most popular fiction for adults.
• Most popular adult non-fiction book: Daughter of Gloriavale : My Life in a Religious Cult Lilia Tarawa
  See the full list of most popular non-fiction for adults.
• Most popular title for teens: Mockingjay Suzanne Collins
  See the full list of most popular fiction for teens.
• Most popular title for kids: The 91-Storey Treehouse Andy Griffiths
  See the full list of most popular fiction for kids.
• Most popular eBook: The Handmaid's Tale Margaret Atwood
• See more about what was Most popular in 2018.

2017

• Best reads of 2017
• Most popular items
• Holiday reading best books for kids and teens
• Best NZ book covers of 2017

2016

• Best reads of 2016
• Most popular items
• Staff Pickles Best Reads of 2016
• Holiday reading best books for kids and teens
• Best New Zealand book covers of 2016

2015

• Best reads of 2015
• Most popular items
• Best New Zealand book covers 2015

2014

• Best reads of 2014
• Most popular items
• Best New Zealand book covers of 2014

2013

• Best reads of 2013
• Most popular items
• Best New Zealand book covers of 2013

2012

• Best reads of 2012
• Most popular items

2011

• Best reads of 2011
• Most popular items for adults, kids.

2010

Best reads of 2010

2009

Best reads of 2009

2008

• Best reads of 2008
• The Telegraph 110 best books
• NZ favourites

2007

• Best reads of 2007
• Listener picks

2006

• Best reads of 2006
• Most Borrowed Books 2005 - 2006
• Top 10 books borrowed in 2006
• Celebrity favourites
• New Zealand Book Month (not the) Top Ten

2005

• Best reads of 2005
• Best novels for the past 25 years
• Philip’s picks
• Readers' choice

2004

• Best reads of 2004
• Readers’ choice

2003

• Best reads of 2003
• Recommended Reads
• Top 100 best-loved novels

2002

• Best reads of 2002
• Recommended reads
• 100 Most meaningful books of all time

2001

• Best reads of 2001
• Staff picks
• Recommended reads

2000

• Best reads of 2000
• Staff picks
• Recommended reads

Best of the best

• 1000 novels everyone must read
• Best novels for the past 25 years
• The Telegraph 110 best books
• 100 best novels of the 20th Century
• 100 Most meaningful books of all time