FICTION1 The American Boys by Olivia Spooner (Hachette, $37.99)2 The Book of Guilt by Catherine Chidgey (Te Herenga Waka University Press, $38)Oho! This is an extravagant prize that will turn a whole level of your bookshelf into aesthetic Chidgey spines. 3 Māori Ora by Hira Nathan (Allen & Unwin, $37.99)4 Become Unstoppable by Gilbert Enoka (Penguin Random House, $40)Advice, such as: “Control the controllables.” See Perspective, below, and Lessons on Living, above. 5 A Different Kind of Power by Jacinda Ardern (Penguin Random House, $59.99)Longlisted for the 2026 Ockham New Zealand book awards, announced on Thursday. 7 Ara by Hinemoa Elder (Penguin Random House, $30)8 Mana by Tāme Iti (Allen & Unwin, $49.99)9 The Unlikely Doctor by Timoti Te Moke (Allen & Unwin, $37.99)10 Perspective by Shaun Jonson (Penguin Random House $40)Advice, such as: “Focus the Controllables.” See Lessons on Living and Become Unstoppable, above.