In the latest NZ fiction bestseller lists, the two Jenny Pattrick novels are still riding high. Her latest book, Heart of Coal, has edged ahead of its predecessor, The Denniston Rose.

The Whale Rider: Movie Tie In Edition sits in the third spot, with Bob Jones’ Degrees For Everyone racing in at #4 and Keri Hulme’s The Bone People taking fifth place.

In non-fiction, the top four places remain unchanged: The Penguin History Of New Zealand, The Lord Of The Rings Location Guide Book, Journey To Nowhere by Keith Quinn and the Edmonds Cookery Book.

A new entry at #6 is Get Ahead Get Financially Sorted By 30 by Joan Baker & Annette Samson. Douglas Wright’s Ghost Dance gathers momentum with its first appearance, at #7, followed by Slash Your Taxes Now! by Peter Sibbald.

How To Live Elsewhere by Harry Ricketts makes its debut at #9, with The Trial Of The Cannibal Dog by Anne Salmond creeping back into the charts at #10.