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The Year in Books: Our Top Memoir & Life Story Picks

Welcome to the best books of 2023, chosen by our books editor and Listener writers.

The Year in Books: Our Top History Picks

Books editor Mark Broatch and Listener contributors list their best reads of 2023.

Personal history: Dame Anne Salmond revisits the stepping stones in a journey of connection

Anne Salmond's new book shows how she has been a bridge between cultures.

The Year in Books: Our Top Modern Life & Politics Picks

Welcome to the best books of 2023, chosen by our books editor and Listener writers.

The Year in Books: Our Top NZ Fiction Picks

Who are the NZ authors who make the Listener's 2023 Best Books list?

The Year in Books: Our Top Fiction Picks

Welcome to the best books of 2023, chosen by our books editor and Listener writers.

Top 10 best-selling New Zealand books: November 18th

A few new titles make their way on to the list but the Topp Twins hold on.

Review: The Future is a busy, confusing, fun read

Naomi Alderman nails the grotesque power of the very rich.

Top 10 best-selling New Zealand books: November 4th

The Topp Twins, Wayne Smith and Jared Savage make it to the podium again.

Reviews: Three new Kiwi releases with panache

"A literal train can remind us of trains of thought, which can wander everywhere."

Review: An internet-fuelled obsession with beauty routines is parodied in this satirical gothic horror

Rouge is at heart a brutal takedown of the cosmetics industry.

Review: An examination of a tentative relationship between two ageing men

"They argue about the state of Australia as if they were ticking boxes: racism, climate c

Review: True story of macabre find on remote whaling station

The discovery of a teenager’s resting place led to an elegy for the empty Atlantic.

Review: Kiwi author’s sweeping tale about life at sea

Adrienne Jansen is an expert scene-setter.

Review: The queen of historical fiction turns her gaze on the lives of ordinary women

"Women were their husbands’ property. Some churchmen doubted they had souls."

Top 10 best-selling New Zealand books: October 28

Will the Topp Twins take out the top spot?