The Whitcoulls Top 100 Books List for 2021-2022 as voted by New Zealand readers is out now and is a valuable list of reading options for 2022. If you are wondering what book your should read this year be sure to take a look at this list of quality books and enjoyable reads.
The complete list of the top 20 books is as follows:
The complete list of New Zealand titles on the this year's Top 100 list is as follows:
One surprise entrant taking out the #10 spot was the young adult fantasy adventure series The Grishaverse from Leah Bardugo which began with the Shadow and Bone Trilogy and continues with Siege and Storm and Ruin and Rising.
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What Book is Currently Ranked Number 1 on the Whitcoulls Top 100?
The Whitcoulls Top 100 list for 2021-2022 was a surprise with Lucinda Riley's Seven Sisters winning first place edging out the Harry Potter series which is now ranked number two. Delia Owens ode to nature Where the Crawdads Sing has gained ground since last year taking out third place.What are Whitcoulls Top 20 Books for 2021-2022?
The Whitcoulls Top 20 books is an eclectic mix of old favourites with a smattering of newcomers mixed in. Fans of the Brigerton TV series are likely to be pleased to see bestseller Julia Quinn's novel garner 19th place. The Tattooist of Auschwitz Series by Heather Morris #12 and The Midnight Library by Matt Haig #15 are both proving to be bestsellers in the literary fiction genre.The complete list of the top 20 books is as follows:
- The Seven Sisters Series - Lucinda Riley
- Harry Potter Series - J.K. Rowling
- Where the Crawdads Sing - Delia Owens
- A Court of Thorns and Roses Series - Sarah J. Maas
- Outlander Series - Diana Gabaldon
- Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen
- The Book Thief - Markus Zusak
- The Lord of the Rings - J.R.R. Tolkien
- To Kill a Mockingbird - Harper Lee
- The Grishaverse - Leigh Bardugo
What New Zealand Books are on the Whitcoulls Top 100 Books List?
This year New Zealand books are well represented on the Top 100 list with thirteen titles in all being placed. The top three placegetters were: Aroha by Dr Hinemoa Elder coming in at #20, The Girl in the Mirror by Rose Carlyle at #22 and the award-winning bestseller in 2021-2022 Auē by Becky Manawatu at #27.The complete list of New Zealand titles on the this year's Top 100 list is as follows:
- Aroha - Dr Hinemoa Elder #20
- The Girl in the Mirror by Rose Carlyle #22
- Auē - Dr Hinemoa Elder #27
- Māori Made Easy - Scotty Morrison #39
- A High Country Life - Philippa Cameron #47
- Tell Me Lies - J.P.Pomare #51
- Supergood - Chelsea Winter #52
- Note to Self - Rebekah Ballagh #57
- The Book of Knowing Series - Gwendoline Smith #69
- Back to You - Tammy Robinson #73
- Keepers - Cherie Metcalfe #74
- Sh*t Towns of New Zealand - Anonymous #95
What Classic Novels are on the Whitcoulls Top 100 Books List?
Three classics that still managed to hang onto their spots in the Top 10 books were Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice in 6th place with Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkein at #8 and To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee one spot behind.What Science Fiction and Fantasy Books are on the Whitcoulls Top 100 List?
A new entry to the Top 10 books at #4 is A Court of Thorns and Roses series by Sarah J Maas. Her Throne of Glass series also ranked highly at #14 as did Crescent City: House of Earth and Blood at #38.One surprise entrant taking out the #10 spot was the young adult fantasy adventure series The Grishaverse from Leah Bardugo which began with the Shadow and Bone Trilogy and continues with Siege and Storm and Ruin and Rising.
Complete List of Whitcoulls Top 100 Books for 2021-2022
The New Zealand Whitcoulls Top 100 books for 2021-2022 is a good reference bearing in mind that each year the list changes as some new books are added and others drop off in popularity. A complete list of titles on this year's list is set out below:- The Seven Sisters Series - Lucinda Riley
- Harry Potter Series - J.K. Rowling
- Where the Crawdads Sing - Delia Owens
- A Court of Thorns and Roses Series - Sarah J. Maas
- Outlander Series - Diana Gabaldon
- Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen
- The Book Thief - Markus Zusak
- The Lord of the Rings - J.R.R. Tolkien
- To Kill a Mockingbird - Harper Lee
- The Grishaverse - Leigh Bardugo
- I Am Pilgrim - Terry Hayes
- The Tattooist of Auschwitz Series - Heather Morris
- The Bible
- Throne of Glass Series - Sarah J. Maas
- The Midnight Library - Matt Haig
- The Bronze Horseman - Paullina Simons
- The Hunger Games Series - Suzanne Collins
- Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine - Gail Honeyman
- Bridgerton Series - Julia Quinn
- Aroha - Hinemoa Elder
- All The Light We Cannnot See, Anthony Doerr
- The Girl in the Mirror, Rose Carlyle
- Becoming, Michelle Obama
- Normal People, Sally Rooney
- The Song of Achilles, Madeline Miller
- The Kingsbridge Series, Ken Follett
- Auē, Becky Manawatu (NZ)
- Me Before You, Jojo Moyes
- A Little Life, Hanya Yanagihara
- The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue, V.E.Schwab
- The Sentinel - Lee Child and Andrew Child
- A Song of Ice and Fire Series - George R.R.Martin
- The Night Circus - Erin Morgenstern
- The Kingkiller Chronicle - Patrick Rothfuss
- The Alchemist - Paulo Coelho
- American Dirt - Jeanine Cummins
- The Hobbit - J.R.R.Tolkien
- Crescent City: House of Earth and Blood - Sarah J. Maas
- Māori Made Easy - Scotty Morrison
- Shuggie Bain - Stuart Douglas
- Educated - Tara Westover
- The Power of One - Bryce Courtenay
- Women Don't Owe You Pretty - Florence Given
- Red, White and Royal Blue - Casey McQuiston
- The Nightingale - Kristin Hannah
- The Kite Runner - Khaled Hosseini
- A High Country Life - Philippa Cameron
- Think Like a Monk - Jay Shetty
- The Handmaid's Tale Series - Margaret Atwood
- Lilac Girls Series - Martha Hall Kelly
- Tell Me Lies - J.P.Pomare
- Supergood - Chelsea Winter
- Sapiens - Noah Yuval Harari
- The Woman in the Window - A.J. Finn
- The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse - Charlie Mackesy
- The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo - Taylor Jenkins Reid
- Note to Self - Rebekah Ballagh
- The Tea Rose Series - Jennifer Donnelly
- Gone Girl - Gillian Flynn
- The Four Winds - Kristin Hannah
- The Secret History - Donna Tartt
- Boy Swallows Universe - Trent Dalton
- Jane Eyre - Charlotte Bronte
- The Millennium Series - Stieg Larsson and David Lagercrantz
- My Sister's Keeper - Jodi Picoult
- The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*** - Mark Manson
- The Alice Network - Kate Quinn
- The Stormlight Archive - Brandon Sanderson
- The Book of Knowing Series - Gwendoline Smith
- This is Going to Hurt - Adam Kay
- Girl, Woman, Other - Bernardine Evaristo
- Untamed - Glennon Doyle
- Back to You - Tammy Robinson
- Keepers - Cherie Metcalfe
- 1984 - George Orwell
- Orphan X Series - Gregg Hurwitz
- Mythos - Stephen Fry
- It - Stephen King
- Shantaram - Gregory David Roberts
- A Thousand Splendid Suns - Khaled Hosseini
- The Last Hours Series - Cassandra Clare
- The Girl on the Train - Paula Hawkins
- A Gentleman in Moscow - Amor Towles
- Heartstopper Series - Alice Oseman
- Big Little Lies - Liane Moriarty
- Dune - Frank Herbert
- The Goldfinch - Donna Tartt
- The Riftwar Saga - Raymond E. Feist
- In Order to Live - Yeonmi Park
- The Body - Bill Bryson
- Little Women - Louisa May Alcott
- The Choice - Edith Eger
- Into the Wilderness Series - Sara Donati
- The Catcher in the Rye - J.D.Salinger
- Sh*t Towns of New Zealand - Anonymous
- The Thursday Murder Club - Richard Oseman
- The Vanishing Half - Brit Bennett
- The Outsiders - S.E.Hinton
- Rich Dad Poor Dad - Robert Kiyosaki
- They Both Die at the End - Adam Silvera
If you would like to view list from previous years of the Whitcoulls Top 100 Books Lists check out Whitcoulls Top 100 Books Lists here.
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