Patterson, Archer and 'Hawk' fly to top of charts

A busy publication schedule drove change across all the major Bookseller charts last week, with titles from James Patterson, David Walliams, Jeffrey Archer and Helen MacDonald all chalking up number ones in their first week of sale. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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Books in the Media: The Last Emperor of Mexico by Shawcross tops reviews

The most reviewed non-fiction book of the week was The Last Emperor of Mexico by Edward Shawcross (Faber) featuring in the Times, Sunday Times, Financial Times, Wall Street Journal and Daily Mail.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Print sales in US boom with YA and graphic novels top performers

The sales of print books in the US soared across 2021, boosted by fiction with YA and graphic novels riding high in particular.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Pinch of Nom: Comfort Food boomerangs back to the top

Kay Featherstone and Kate Allinson's Pinch of Nom: Comfort Food (Bluebird) has returned to the UK Official Top 50 number one spot, selling 41,132 copies. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Bookstat: Mackie packs a punch at the top

Bella Mackie’s How to Kill Your Family (The Borough Press) thundered into the Bookstat chart’s number one for the week ending 1st January, pipping J B Turner’s No Way Back (Thomas & Mercer) to the post.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Osman doubles up atop the charts

Richard Osman's The Man Who Died Twice (Viking) has returned to the UK Official Top 50 number one spot, with predecessor The Thursday Murder Club closely following in second place. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Dolly Parton to headline audiobook cast of her debut novel with Patterson

Dolly Parton will headline the audiobook cast of her debut novel Run Rose Run (Century) along with singer and songwriter Kelsea Ballerini in the role of protégée to Parton’s character.   Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Books in the Media: Dolphin Junction by Mick Herron sails into the top spot

Dolphin Junction by Mick Herron (John Murray) was the most reviewed fiction book this week as it was mentioned in the Guardian, New York Times, Telegraph and Times. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Bookstat: Ellis scales the chart at long last

J R Ellis’ Murder at St Anne’s (Thomas & Mercer) has clocked in as the Bookstat e-book number one for the week ending 11th December, marking the author’s first number one in the chart. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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The Top 10 Library Stories of 2021

PW looks back at the library stories that captivated the publishing world this year—and what they portend for 2022. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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PW's Top 10 Religion Stories of 2021

From the launch of IVP Kids imprint to Beth Moore’s departure from LifeWay, here are PW’s most-read religion stories of 2021. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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The UK’s Publishers Association Charts a ‘Steep Rise’ in Audiobook Sales

The United Kingdom's audiobook sales show an eye-catching 71-percent jump, January to June this year over the same period in 2019. The post The UK’s Publishers Association Charts a ‘Steep Rise’ in Audiobook Sales appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

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Beard boosts Princeton with Twelve Caesars as OUP rules the bestseller chart

Oxford University Press dominates Nielsen’s academic charts, with 19 of the top 20 titles, however Mary Beard’s latest—and its hefty average selling price—has given a boost to its publisher Princeton University Press.   Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Libro.fm Announces Their Top 10 Bestselling Audiobooks of 2021

Here are Libro.fm's top 10 bestselling audiobooks of 2021, including book club picks, mysteries, memoirs, nonfiction, and literary fiction. Continue reading at Book Riot

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Bookstat chart: Marsons steals away with pole

Angela Marsons’ Stolen Ones (Bookouture) has swiped the Bookstat e-book number one for the week ending 13th November. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Greg the Sausage Roll: Santa's Little Helper jingles into the top spot

LadBaby stars Mark and Roxane Hoyle's Greg the Sausage Roll: Santa's Little Helper (Puffin), illustrated by Gareth Conway, has debuted in the UK Official Top 50 number one spot, selling 41,306 copies in its first week on sale. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Christina Patterson | 'In our family we didn’t have weddings; only funerals'

Writer Christina Patterson returns with a memoir about family, mental illness, cake and fortitude. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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October Religion Bestsellers: ‘Jesus Listens’ Debuts at #1, Karen Kingsbury Tops

‘Jesus Listens,’ a follow up to Sarah Young’s bestselling devotionals ‘Jesus Calling’ and ‘Jesus Always,’ tops our religion nonfiction bestsellers list for October. In fiction, Karen Kingbury takes #1 with the latest installment to her Baxter Family series, ‘Forgiving Paris.’ Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Amazon Charts: The Promise breaks into Most-Sold Fiction

Damon Galgut's The Promise (Chatto & Windus) has thundered to the top of the Amazon Charts' Most-Sold: Fiction top 20, the week of its Booker Prize win. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Bookstat: The Couple at No 9 doubles up at the top

Claire Douglas' The Couple at No 9 (Penguin) notched up a second week in the Bookstat e-book number one spot, for the week ending 16th October. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Books in the Media: Grohl and Strout rock to the top of reviews

Dave Grohl's memoir The Storyteller (S&S) was one of the critics most reviewed this week, picking up mentions in The Bookseller, the Observer, Guardian, Times, Sunday Times and Irish Times.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

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