Charts: the Oliphant is back in the room

Gail Honeyman's Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine (Harper) has returned to the UK Official Top 50 number one spot with 22,040 copies sold through Nielsen BookScan's Total Consumer Market, ousting Lee Child's The Midnight Line (Bantam). Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2018-05-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Scheffler ousts Ross at the top of annual illustrator chart as big brand creatives rule

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Our attention spans are suffering. Maybe there’s a way to get them back.

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Pinch of Nom: Comfort Food boomerangs back to the top

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