Explore the best and most popular books. We have been recording the top books each year since 2000.
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
2014
2013
2012
2011
- Best reads of 2011
- Most popular items for adults, kids.
2010
2009
2008
2007
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
