JK Rowling and Bill Bryson top the charts, while film tie-ins give Paula Hawkins and Jojo Moyes a second bite of the cherry – but this unpredictable year has also seen a welcome revival of humorous writingIt was a year when the No 1 book was a play script. When hyper-prolific James Patterson, dubbed the “library king” as Britain’s long-reigning most-borrowed author, could manage no higher than 60th place. When the anonymous, insanely difficult GCHQ Puzzle Book was 43rd, and so beat super-sellers like Patterson and Ian Rankin, not to mention all those much-hyped hygge books.The all-year sales rankings for 2016 are full of such surprises, as befits an unpredictable year, but also contain much that is comfortingly recognisable, such as the ghosts of Christmas charts past at the top. With Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, JK Rowling reclaims the No 1 spot that used to be reserved for her in the noughties, and her versatility is underlined by four other entries in various genres (12, 28, 64, 95). Bill Bryson reprised the round-Britain trip behind his mid-90s hit, Notes from a Small Island, in The Road to Little Dribbling (13) and the result is the list’s highest placed non-fiction title. Mary Berry (17), easily this year’s leading conventional cookery writer, was penning bestselling festive gifts long before either of them emerged. Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
[ The Guardian | 2016-12-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin Random House strengthened its grip on the picture book lists and made gains on the frontlist fiction lists, which Scholastic still rules. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-02-02 05:00:00 UTC ]
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The Southern California Independent Bookstore Bestsellers list for Sunday, Feb. 4, 2024, including hardcover and paperback fiction and nonfiction. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2024-01-31 14:00:44 UTC ]
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Southern California Independent Bookstore Bestsellers list for Sunday, January 28, 2024. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2024-01-24 11:00:48 UTC ]
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Southern California Independent Bookstore Bestsellers list for Sunday, January 21 Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2024-01-17 11:00:45 UTC ]
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Southern California Independent Bookstore Bestsellers list for Sunday, January 14 Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2024-01-10 13:00:07 UTC ]
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Southern California Independent Bookstore Bestsellers list for Sunday, January 7 Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2024-01-03 11:00:48 UTC ]
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Southern California Independent Bookstore Bestsellers list for Sunday, December 31 Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2023-12-27 14:00:47 UTC ]
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Southern California Independent Bookstore Bestsellers list for Sunday, December 24 Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2023-12-20 11:00:18 UTC ]
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Southern California Independent Bookstore Bestsellers list for Sunday, December 17 Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2023-12-13 14:00:02 UTC ]
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Southern California Independent Bookstore Bestsellers list for Sunday, December 10 Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2023-12-06 11:00:22 UTC ]
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Southern California Independent Bookstore Bestsellers list for Sunday, December 3 Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
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A new feature on Apple Books gives users Spotify Wrapped–style insights into their reading habits in 2023—a year in which Jack Carr, Prince Harry, Britney Spears, and Rebecca Yarros topped the Apple Books charts. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-11-28 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Southern California Independent Bookstore Bestsellers list for Sunday, November 26 Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2023-11-22 14:00:26 UTC ]
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Southern California Independent Bookstore Bestsellers list for Sunday, November 19 Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2023-11-15 14:00:45 UTC ]
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Southern California Independent Bookstore Bestsellers list for Sunday, November 12 Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2023-11-08 14:00:12 UTC ]
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Every society, civilization and culture has mythologies and cosmologies; they make up a corpus of ancient and sacred narratives that help give meaning to the world. Passed down through generations, myths educate and clarify our place in a world full of things and forces that are larger than us.... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2023-11-03 08:30:51 UTC ]
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Southern California Independent Bookstore Bestsellers list for Sunday, November 5 Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2023-11-01 10:00:58 UTC ]
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Southern California Independent Bookstore Bestsellers list for Sunday, October 29 Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2023-10-25 13:00:39 UTC ]
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Southern California Independent Bookstore Bestsellers list for Sunday, October 22 Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2023-10-18 13:00:44 UTC ]
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Phaidon’s publishing program has always been characterized by a fundamental belief in the intrinsic value of art, and the role that books can play in bringing art into our lives. Our hundred-year anniversary gives us an opportunity to look to our past and see the origins of the ideas and ideals... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2023-09-15 08:35:11 UTC ]
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