Nicky Hager’s Dirty Work leads sales at Unity Books’ Auckland and Wellington stores after a busy Wellington launch. The week’s lists mix political nonfiction, literary fiction, prize contenders and enduring backlist favourites.
Dirty Work: The Taxpayers’ Union and New Zealand’s Hard Right by Nicky Hager is number one at both Unity Books Auckland and Wellington following a well-attended Wellington launch.
The lists combine new political nonfiction, prize-shortlisted literary fiction and steady sellers such as Anthony Bourdain’s Kitchen Confidential.
Taipei Story by Rebecca F. Kuang, That Woman by Sylvia Cartwright and Mr Loverman by Bernardine Evaristo appear across the top 10s, signalling crossover interest in politics, memoir and contemporary fiction.
# What happened this week Unity Books' weekly top-10 sales lists for the week ending September 25 show strong interest in political nonfiction alongside a diverse mix of fiction, memoir and backlist titles. Nicky Hager's Dirty Work tops both the Auckland and Wellington charts. Unity Books Wellington hosted a busy launch where hundreds attended.
# The standout: Dirty Work by Nicky Hager Right (Potton & Burton) is number one in both stores. Unity Books staff reported being inundated with orders for Hager's book. The Wellington launch drew a large crowd and generated additional attention, including a Spinoff interview and audio coverage.
# Other notable books on the lists Auckland and Wellington lists share several titles but also reflect local differences.
# What the lists show about reader interest The combined charts point to a few clear patterns:
# Quick reference: top entries mentioned
# What to watch next week Follow whether Hager maintains the top spot after the launch week, and whether Booker-shortlisted titles and festival-linked local books gain further traction in Wellington and Auckland sales.
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The top 10 sales lists recorded every week at Unity Books’ stores in High St, Auckland, and Willis St, Wellington. AUCKLAND 1 Ordinary People Like Us by Kelly Ana Morey (Moa Press, $38) A year on from Kelly Ana Morey’s death, her “epic Māori novel” is published. Morey’s friend, Catherine Chidgey, wrote for The Spinoff
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