New Zealand's Best Selling Books

To gain the power he needs to save his friend from a cursed spirit, Yuji Itadori swallows a piece of a demon, only to find himself caught in the midst of a horrific war of the supernatural! In a world where cursed spirits feed on unsuspecting humans, fragments of the legendary and feared demon Ryomen Sukuna have been lost and...

The jaw-achingly funny children’s book from No. 1 bestselling author David Walliams – a deliciously daft Tall Story of a child who had everything, but still wanted more. Illustrated by artistic genius, Tony Ross. Meet the Meeks! Myrtle Meek has everything she could possibly want. But everything isn’t enough. She wants more, more, MORE! When Myrtle declares she wants a...

Frieren: Beyond Journey's End, Vol. 11 captures the continuing saga of an elf mage whose journey of understanding life only begins after a great adventure concludes. Elf mage Frieren and her brave party of adventurers have successfully defeated the Demon King, bringing peace to the realm. However, as an elf, Frieren is destined to outlive her comrades, prompting her quest...

National bestselling author Dave Tarnowski, the visionary behind the 2.4-million+ follower @DisappointingAffirmations Instagram account, is back with a fresh and funny brace of realistic affirmations that recognise that failure is always an option across the many splendours of our lives. Life: It’s often disappointing! Whether it’s everyday experiences with family, friends, work, love, or the general hell of other people,...

Cat lovers will adore this delightful collection of over 45 artworks of lovable kittens to bring to life with colour. How can you not love a kitten? Whether they're racing around your home, upending vases and causing chaos, or sleeping peacefully on a windowsill, these gorgeous tiny creatures are irresistible. There are all kinds to colour here, from naturalistic representations...

Get ready to make like a Scandinavian and relish all the comforts of home: a warm fire, flickering candlelight and long, peaceful evenings in with this wonderful wordsearch compilation. Inside, you will find more than 100 delightful puzzles, interspersed with inspiring quotes. So curl up somewhere warm and relax as you attempt to solve them all and you'll soon be...

Blockbusting adventure meets the mystery of time travel in the first title of this epic new series by M. G. Leonard, bestselling, award-winning author of Adventures on Trains, Beetle Boy, Twitch, and The Ice Children. Illustrated throughout in black and white by Manuel Sumberac. Sim and his mum never live anywhere long. When dangerous strangers appear one night, Sim finds...

Lift the flaps and join in the fun with Badger's Band, a new story in the bestselling Tales from Acorn Wood preschool series by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, creators of The Gruffalo. Badger wants to start a band and his friends are keen to join in the fun. Tortoise plays the trumpet and Bear can play piano, but who...

Push, pull and slide the moving mechanisms to meet all your favourite characters from the deep dark wood in this brilliant board book based on the bestselling classic picture book, The Gruffalo - and bring the story to life! Discover what happens when a quick-witted mouse comes face to face with a fox, an owl, a snake . . ....

This is the perfect book for any adult who loves to challenge their brain but also craves a creative outlet that allows them to use the artistic and inventive side too. Featuring over 120 fantastic puzzles, mazes, dot-to-dots, crosswords, spot the difference, hanjie, sudoku and more, as well as colouring pages, The Adult Activity Book truly lives up to its...

A lucid guide to humankind's greatest thinkers, from Aristotle to Peter Singer "A primer in human existence: philosophy has rarely seemed so lucid, so important, so worth doing and so easy to enter into. . . . A wonderful introduction for anyone who's ever felt curious about almost anything." —Sarah Bakewell, author of How To Live: A Life of Montaigne...

An iconic piece of design and style – and a gold standard in motorcycle engineering – the Triumph has roved through the twentieth century, making its mark in hearts and minds. Founded in Coventry in 1885, Triumph Engineering had humble beginnings, importing bicycles and sewing machines. Little did anyone know that in the coming years the company would birth a...

Little Book of Dior is the beautifully illustrated story of Christian Dior's early life, the brand's inception, the triumphs of the couture collections on the catwalk and the red carpet, and the brand's journey after the death of its founder. Christian Dior's spectacular rise to the upper echelons of the Parisian haute couture scene is one of the most compelling...

A completely new edition of a well-loved title, refreshed with brand-new artwork and touchy-feely patches. A brand new edition of the much-loved That's not my tractor..., refreshed with brand-new artwork and touchy-feely patches. Babies and toddlers will love turning the pages to discover different tractors chugging around the farm in this revamped edition from the best-selling touchy-feely That's not my......

I didn't know that you're only supposed to have one personality. I didn't realise that having lots of voices in your head was abnormal. But you are protecting yourself. You are protecting your soul, and that's what I did. An intelligent, poised woman, Jeni Haynes sat in court and listened as the man who had abused her from birth, a...

The first novel, told in verse, for middle grade readers by acclaimed poet Matt Goodfellow, illustrated by Joe Todd-Stanton. A powerful and lyrical story about finding your place in the world and the people that matter within it. See that tall, skinny kid with the ball in his hand sayin' see ya later to his mate? That’s me: Nathan Wilder...

Mythos by Stephen Fry is a compelling retelling of the classic Greek myths, reimagined with a wit and elegance that only Fry can deliver. This volume transports the reader to a world where mortals intertwine with the divine, and the timeless tales unfold in a spellbinding narrative that captures the imagination. From the cosmogony—the birth of the cosmos—to the exploits...

Get your fill of feline facts in this definitive guide to cats from around the world with amazing illustrations and claw-some profiles and features! Large continent maps show the origin of 100 fascinating breeds including the fluff-tastic ragamuffin and hairless sphynx. Plus, get the lowdown on each cat's unique skills and find fact-packed spreads about cats in ancient Egypt, courageous...

Get ready for a journey through every country in the world. In this fourth edition of The Travel Book, each country features an all-new profile that includes details of when to visit, what to see and do, and how to learn more about the country’s culture through its film, music, food, and drink. All brand-new, incredible photography illustrates each country,...

The international bestseller about life, the universe and everything. When 14-year-old Sophie encounters a mysterious mentor who introduces her to philosophy, mysteries deepen in her own life. Why does she keep getting postcards addressed to another girl? Who is the other girl? And who, for that matter, is Sophie herself? To solve the riddle, she uses her new knowledge of...

The acclaimed biography Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson unravels the rollercoaster journey of Steve Jobs, the visionary co-founder of Apple Inc. and a pioneer in the realms of personal computing, animated movies, music, phones, tablet computing, and digital publishing. This compelling narrative is drawn from more than forty interviews with Jobs himself over two years, as well as interviews with...

Winner of the 2023 Wainwright Prize for Children's Writing on Nature & Conservation! 'A captivating tale that glistens with wonder. Leila and Fox will always have a home in my heart' — Sophie Anderson 'This is an extraordinary book - wild and beautiful and perfect' — Katya Balen Come with an Arctic fox on a breathtaking journey... an enthralling story...

Witches are not by nature gregarious, and they certainly don't have leaders. Granny Weatherwax was the most highly regarded of the leaders they didn't have. But even she found that meddling in royal politics was a lot more difficult than certain playwrights would have you believe... Discover the captivating world of Wyrd Sisters, a tale where magic meets politics in...

AN ECONOMIST BEST BOOK OF 2024 'Masterful and entrancing - this is big history at its best.' Professor Alice Roberts, author of Ancestors 'A real-life Indiana Jones takes readers on a dive through these underwater museums, revealing the sunken secrets of the past' The Times From a Bronze Age ship built during the age of Queen Nefertiti and filled with...

Archer's Voice by Mia Sheridan is a profoundly moving and emotionally charged romance novel that delves deep into themes of healing, connection, and the transformative power of love. Set against the serene backdrop of Pelion, Maine, this poignant tale captures the exquisite beauty of finding solace in another person after enduring unimaginable loss. A Goodread's "Top Romance Novel of All...

the #1 Sunday Times bestseller instant New York Times bestseller an Observer 'best brainy book of the decade' #1 Wall Street Journal bestseller Irish Times bestseller Audio bestseller Guardian bestseller Endorsed by Barack Obama, Bill and Melinda Gates, and Tom Harford, and Longlisted for the 2018 Financial Times/McKinsey Business Book of the Year In Factfulness, renowned statisticians Hans Rosling, along...

Chill out and explore a winter wonderland, searching for super-cool poo friends as they try ice skating, visit the North Pole and take a tasty trip to Candyland. A new cast of poos includes Pip the penguin poo, Ruby the reindeer poo, Polly the polar bear poo, Snowy the snowman poo and Eddie the elf poo. Every scene is packed...

This is where the dragons went. They lie...not dead, not asleep, but...dormant. And although the space they occupy isn't like normal space, nevertheless they are packed in tightly. They could put you in mind of a can of sardines, if you thought sardines were huge and scaly. And presumably, somewhere, there's a key... Guards! Guards! is the eighth Discworld novel...

Buckle up for this sizzling grumpy/sunshine small-town romance that will throw a lasso around your heart and have you hooked. Chase 'Red' Thompson is HOT Y'ALL. Baby Daddy of the YEAR! Reader Review A small-town sweetheart finds herself unexpectedly pregnant after a one-night stand binds her to a local cowboy who has had a crush on her for years in...

The football poos are on the loose! Can you find them hiding in this sporty search and find? Look for them in the changing room, on the pitch, and in the stands with the fans. This sport-tastic search and find from the bestselling creator of Where's the Poo? is the perfect gift for any football fan. The 12th title in...

Welcome back to Briar U! Discover the next generation in this icy-hot spin-off series from The Queen of Hockey Romance, Elle Kennedy! Read The Graham Effect now for the perfect grumpy x sunshine romance! Hockey's golden girl just made a deal with the bad boy... Gigi Graham has exactly three goals: qualify for the women's national hockey team, win Olympic...

From the Roald-Dahl-Funny-Prize winning artist behind smash hit, OI FROG! comes a feelgood story about one little mouse trying to make himself heard and discovering along the way that even the smallest of us has the heart of a lion. The Lion Inside has taken the bookshops by storm, and, with bright, bold artwork and rhyming text from Rachel Bright,...

Shortlisted for the CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger Award 'The finest new crime series this Millennium' - Mail on Sunday Slow Horses is set in Slough House, a dumping ground for members of the intelligence service who've screwed up: left a service file on a train, say, blown a surveillance, or become drunkenly unreliable. They're the service's poor relations —...

Now it’s baby’s turn! Filled with the values, advice, and aesthetic that have made The Montessori Toddler a parenting bestseller, with over 200,000 copies in print, The Montessori Baby is here to help new parents find the support and peace they crave. Cowritten by The Montessori Toddler author Simone Davies and fellow Montessori educator Junnifa Uzodike, The Montessori Baby draws...

Age range 14+ Shakespeare everyone can understand - now in this new EXPANDED edition of Macbeth! Why fear Shakespeare? By placing the words of the original play next to line-by-line translations in plain English, this popular guide makes Shakespeare accessible to everyone. And now it features expanded literature guide sections that help students study smarter. The expanded sections include: Five...

Henry Dorsett Case is a low-level hustler, former hack, and 'console cowboy' who crashed and burned. His nerves were damaged and, thus cut off from the digital matrix, he slouches through life. Until he meets Molly, an augmented 'razorgirl', who offers him a deal on behalf of a shadowy man called Armitage. His nerves repaired and matrix access restored, in...

Greece: The Cookbook is the definitive work on the rich and fascinating cooking of modern Greece. Greece: The Cookbook is the first truly comprehensive bible of Greek food in English. Rapidly increasing in popularity, Greek food is simple to prepare, healthy and delicious, and, more than most other cuisines, bears all the hallmarks of the rich cultural history of the...

'FORGET HYGGE. IT'S ALL ABOUT IKIGAI (THAT'S JAPANESE FOR A HAPPY LIFE)' The Times 'WHEN IT COMES TO TRANSATLANTIC ASPIRATIONAL LIVING, IT'S NOW ALL ABOUT IKIGAI' ELLE 'THE NEW LIFESTYLE MANTRA' Sunday Times Find out how to live a long and happy life thanks to the ikigai miracle, a Japanese philosophy that helps you find fulfilment, joy and mindfulness in...

Become the owner of your very own screaming goat with this desktop companion. Press the tree stump button to hear the high-pitched bleats that caused the screaming goat sensation to go viral. The kit also includes a 32-page illustrated book of fun facts and trivia about these famed farm animals. Warning: Keep button batteries out of reach of children. Swallowing...

Before The Matrix, before Star Wars, before Ender's Game and Neuromancer, there was Dune: winner of the prestigious Hugo and Nebula awards, and widely considered one of the greatest science fiction novels ever written. Melange, or 'spice', is the most valuable - and rarest - element in the universe; a drug that does everything from increasing a person's lifespan to...

Carl and Princess Donut have to team up with other contestants to not just survive, but to solve a deadly puzzle in this third, mind-twisting novel in the addictive Dungeon Crawler Carl series -now with bonus material exclusive to this print edition! Carl and Donut have survived so far, but this fourth level is unlike anything they could imagine. The...

Lonely Planet's Italian Phrasebook and Dictionary is your handy passport to culturally enriching travels with the most relevant and useful Italian phrases and vocabulary for all your travel needs. Order an espresso like a local, ask shopkeepers about the latest fashions, and bargain at the market; all with your trusted travel companion. Get More From Your Trip with Easy-to-Find Phrases...

ONE OF BARACK OBAMA'S FAVOURITE READS OF THE YEAR 'If I could get policymakers and citizens everywhere to read just one book this year, it would be Kim Stanley Robinson's The Ministry for the Future' — Ezra Klein, Vox 'A great read' — Bill Gates The Ministry for the Future is a masterpiece of the imagination, using fictional eyewitness accounts...

Metric Pattern Cutting for Women's Wear provides a straightforward introduction to the principles of form pattern cutting for garments to fit the body shape, and flat pattern cutting for casual garments and jersey wear. This sixth edition remains true to the original concept: it offers a range of good basic blocks, an introduction to the basic principles of pattern cutting,...

The Institute by Stephen King is a gripping and thrilling story of a group of extraordinary children fighting against an ominous and malevolent institution. Nestled deep in the dense forests of Maine lies a clandestine government facility known simply as the Institute, where children with exceptional abilities like telekinesis and telepathy are held captive. They are subjected to relentless scientific...

Bored on a hot afternoon, Alice follows a White Rabbit down a rabbit-hole without giving a thought about how she might get out. And so she tumbles into Wonderland: where animals answer back, a baby turns into a pig, time stands still at a disorderly tea party, croquet is played with hedgehogs and flamingos, and the Mock Turtle and Gryphon...

During an eventful season at Bath, young, naive Catherine Morland experiences the joys of fashionable society for the first time. She is delighted with her new acquaintances: flirtatious Isabella, who shares Catherine's love of Gothic romance and horror, and sophisticated Henry and Eleanor Tilney, who invite her to their father's mysterious house, Northanger Abbey. There, her imagination influenced by novels...

Delve into the haunting and fantastical world crafted by Kentaro Miura with Berserk Volume 1, an iconic work of manga that has captured the imaginations of fans worldwide. Known for its gritty tone and unrelenting intensity, this volume sets the stage for an epic journey of revenge, destiny, and supernatural horror. Unnervingly violent and darkly comic, Miura's narrative navigates through...

THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER. Venture into Roz's wild world in this gorgeously illustrated picture book that brings to full colour the adventures of the #1 New York Times bestselling novel The Wild Robot - now a DreamWorks major motion picture starring Lupita Nyong'o, Pedro Pascal and Kit Connor! Roz is not where she's supposed to be. Roz the...

The Kew Gardens Salad Book celebrates the rich possibilities that culinary plants and fungi offer in the kitchen through a diverse selection of tasty and easy salad recipes. Utilising a varied array of plant foods, author Jenny Linford enables and empowers readers to broaden their palates, improve their health, protect the environment and prevent biodiversity loss while enjoying delicious salads....

In The Five Dysfunctions of a Team Patrick Lencioni once again offers a leadership fable that is as enthralling and instructive as his first two best-selling books, The Five Temptations of a CEO and The Four Obsessions of an Extraordinary Executive. This time, he turns his keen intellect and storytelling power to the fascinating, complex world of teams. Kathryn Petersen,...

Composed at the rosy-fingered dawn of world literature almost three millennia ago, The Odyssey is a poem about violence and the aftermath of war; about wealth, poverty and power; about marriage and family; about travellers, hospitality, and the yearning for home. This fresh, authoritative translation captures the beauty of this ancient poem as well as the drama of its narrative....

A Deadly Education by Naomi Novik is an enchanting, pulse-pounding opener to a magical coming-of-age trilogy that will enthral fans of fantasy, Dark Academia, and even Harry Potter. This Sunday Times bestseller and finalist for the Lodestar Award introduces readers to the Scholomance, a perilous school for the magically gifted where the stakes for survival are a matter of life...

The highly requested Chinese phenomenon is finally coming to English print! As Lord of Mysteries will be Yen Press's first Chinese novel release, we expect it to receive a lot of attention from fans of the series and readers of Chinese novels.

The board book edition of the bestselling rhyming story, jam-packed with the silliest of animals, will have the youngest of readers in fits of laughter. Cats sit on mats, hares sit on chairs, mules sit on stools and gophers sit on sofas, but Frog does not want to sit on a log! From the award-winning Kes Gray and the winner...

Explore the beautiful sundecks, marvel at the luxurious design, and relive the tragic sinking of the world's most famous ship with The Story of the Titanic for Children. Over one hundred years on, the captivating story of the Titanic has lost none of its appeal. This stunning book explores real-life stories and little-known facts that will absorb young readers. Beautiful...

Join ten cheeky monkeys for lots of jungle fun in this rhyming counting adventure! Follow the ten little monkeys as they swing through the jungle, getting up to all sorts of mischief! On the way, you'll meet all your favourite wild animals: elephants, lions, giraffes, meerkats and more! Read the bouncy rhyming story and count from ten to one and...

Part memoir, part masterclass by one of the bestselling authors of all time, this superb volume is a revealing and practical view of the writer's craft, comprising the basic tools of the trade every writer must have. King's advice is grounded in his vivid memories from childhood through his emergence as a writer, from his struggling early career to his...

Now an acclaimed live-action Netflix series! Packed with stunning artwork from the bestselling Heartstopper series, this unique colouring book allows you to relax with Nick, Charlie and friends—and also includes several exclusive never-before-seen images. Boy meets boy. Boys become friends. Boys fall in love. This beautiful colouring book contains all the fan favourite characters and scenes such as Nick and...

To the children, the town was their whole world. To the adults, knowing better, Derry, Maine was just their home town: familiar, well-ordered for the most part. A good place to live. It was the children who saw and felt what made Derry so horribly different. In the storm drains, in the sewers, It lurked, taking on the shape of...

It is known as the Discworld. It is a flat planet, supported on the backs of four elephants, who in turn stand on the back of the great turtle A'Tuin as it swims majestically through space. And it is quite possibly the funniest place in all of creation. Death comes to us all. When he came to Mort, he offered...

The book that defined the cyberpunk movement, inspiring everything from The Matrix to Cyberpunk 2077. The sky above the port was the colour of television, tuned to a dead channel. William Gibson revolutionised science fiction in his 1984 debut Neuromancer. The writer who gave us the matrix and coined the term 'cyberspace' produced a first novel that won the Hugo,...

This first EARTHSEED novel by ground-breaking writer Octavia E. Butler feels like a prophetic nod to our current world. If you were glued to THE HANDMAID'S TALE, you'll love this beautiful new edition of a seminal American classic. 'If there is one thing scarier than a dystopian novel about the future, it's one written in the past that has already...

Join ten magical little unicorns for fairy tale fun in this enchanting rhyming adventure! It's Princess Petal's birthday, but — oh no! — her cake is nowhere to be seen! Can ten brave little unicorns find the missing cake in time for the royal birthday party? Follow the ten little unicorns as they venture through an enchanted land, meeting witches,...

The Noma Guide to Fermentation, by René Redzepi and David Zilber, is a groundbreaking cookbook that delves into the art and science of fermentation, a technique integral to the extraordinary flavours at Noma, the world-renowned restaurant frequently named the best in the world. This comprehensive guide introduces readers to an array of fermentation techniques that go well beyond the basics...

A small-town waitress and a Hollywood star's worlds collide in this new romance by Ashley Herring Blake, USA Today bestselling author of Iris Kelly Doesn't Date.Once upon a time, Ramona Riley was a student at a prestigious art school, with dreams of landing in Hollywood as a costume designer to the stars. But after her father's car accident, she had...

Alan Carr'A delicious sepia wet dream of a book that had me drooling, swiping right and wanting to buy a time machine' Dawn French'What a treat!' Dita Von Teese 'This book is brilliant fun - capturing the debonair dandyism and sophisticated enigma of some very ruttable gentleman of the time'Feast your eyes upon the most gentlemanly brows, chiselled jawlines and...

Assassin's Apprentice by Robin Hobb marks the beginning of an extraordinary adventure in the rich and immersive world of the Six Duchies. Set against the backdrop of a kingdom teetering on the brink of civil war, this gripping tale introduces readers to FitzChivalry Farseer, a royal bastard whose existence threatens the stability of the crown. When the crown prince's secret...

Collins Children’s World Wall Map is a beautifully illustrated wall map designed for inquisitive kids. This colourful illustrated map of the world is a bestseller, perfect for taking children on a journey of discovery around the countries of the world. The mapping is up-to-date, colourful, and highly informative, displaying countries and capital cities. Stunning illustrations are used to depict themes...

Over 7 million copies sold For David Goggins, childhood was a nightmare—poverty, prejudice, and physical abuse coloured his days and haunted his nights. But through self-discipline, mental toughness, and hard work, Goggins transformed himself from a depressed, overweight young man with no future into a U.S. Armed Forces icon and one of the world's top endurance athletes. The only man...

She fears the dark. He rules it. Her dresses are too tight, her heels too tall. She laughs too loudly, eats without decorum, and mixes up most sayings in the book. Little do most know it's just a sparkly disguise, there to hide one panic attack at a time. Nobody can crack Gianna's facade... no one anyway, until he comes...

'A total joy to read.' SARAH BAKEWELL 'Thrillingly intelligent and original . . . A breakthrough in biographical form.' EDMUND GORDON 'A discerning literary biography and a page-turning whodunit.' LISA APPIGNANESI 'I feel like I've been waiting for this book my whole life.' SHEILA HETI From the celebrated author of Square Haunting comes a biography as unconventional and surprising as...

The most surprising Spider-Man story of the 21st century, taking Peter Parker in a whole new direction! Selected by The Hollywood Reporter as the Best Marvel Comic of 2024! A bold new chapter in the Spider-Man legacy begins here! What happens when the world's most beloved wall-crawler finds himself at the crossroads of heroism and family? In the aftermath of...

A spine-tingling ghost story from bestselling author Lucy Strange Folk say the fog plays tricks – that it shapes itself into little hands and frightened faces that press at people’s doors and windows, desperate to come inside. But Hugo is convinced the ghost he has seen at the window is no trick of the fog. The boy’s hollow eyes are...

Welcome to the Iron Tangle! Carl and his ex-girlfriend's cat, Princess Donut, have to team up with other contestants not just to survive, but to solve a deadly puzzle in this third, mind-twisting novel in the addictive Dungeon Crawler Carl series by Matt Dinniman—now with bonus material exclusive to this print edition! Earth has been transformed into the set of...