NielsenIQ BookData's The Bestsellers podcast

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#14 — September 2025 bestsellers + spooktacular Halloween and horror book sales
In episode 14 of NielsenIQ BookData's The Bestsellers podcast, Belle and Philip count down the top 20 bestselling books in the UK in the month of September (02.04), reveal their "Beyond the Bestsellers" picks (13:18), and put horror and ghost stories "Under the Spotlight" (24:50). Along the way they discuss some big first-week sales numbers for a few new fiction hardbacks, a GCSE set text that's a perennial September seller, and Stephen King's influence on the horror market.Books featured in this episode that can be purchased at all good booksellers include: — Jamie Oliver's Eat Yourself Healthy— SenLinYu's Alchemised— Janet and Allan Ahlberg's Funnybones— Bram Stoker's The Burial of the Rats— Seishi Yokomizo's Murder at the Black Cat CafeFurther reading:— The Bookseller on the record-setting sales of Jamie Oliver's latest cookbook— The Guardian on SenLinYu's Alchemised— Dazed on horror's new popularityFor more information about who we are and what we do, visit NielsenIQ BookData Home - NIQ. Follow Nielsen Book on X (@bookdata), Linkedin (@nielsen-book) and Instagram (@nielsenbook). Get in touch with Philip and Belle at [email protected] hosted by Philip Stone and Belle Edelman, and produced and edited by Chris White. Theme music by Nela Ruiz. Thanks for listening!
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#13 — August 2025 bestsellers + Summer Reading
In episode 13 of NielsenIQ BookData's The Bestsellers podcast, Belle and Philip count down the top 20 bestselling books in the UK in the month of August (02.56), reveal their "Beyond the Bestsellers" picks (10:54), and put Summer Reading "Under the Spotlight" (20:12). Along the way Belle and Philip discuss a mammoth first-week sale for the August number one, fantasy romance (a.k.a. "romantasy") and its increasing influence on the bestseller charts, the popularity of the Richard and Judy Book Club, and, umm, nuclear warfare.Books featured in this episode that can be purchased at all good booksellers include: — Andrew Lownie's Entitled— Adam Kay's A Particularly Nasty Case— Stieg Larsson's The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo— Mark Haddon's The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time— The Disneyland Parks Colouring BookFurther reading:— Forbes on the power of booktok— The Bookseller on BookTok, romantasy and follower counts— The Richard and Judy Book Club Facebook page— The Times on Andrew Lownie's EntitledFor more information about who we are and what we do, visit NielsenIQ BookData Home - NIQ. Follow Nielsen Book on X (@bookdata), Linkedin (@nielsen-book) and Instagram (@nielsenbook). Get in touch with Philip and Belle at [email protected] hosted by Philip Stone and Belle Edelman, and produced and edited by Chris White. Theme music by Nela Ruiz. Thanks for listening!
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#12 — July 2025 bestsellers + the travel book market
In episode 12 of NielsenIQ BookData's The Bestsellers podcast, Belle and Philip count down the top 20 bestselling books in the UK in the month of July (01.03), reveal their "Beyond the Bestsellers" picks (06:47), and put travel books "Under the Spotlight" (16:48). Along the way Belle and Philip discuss a first adult number one for an established children's writer, celebrate and reflect on the podcast's first birthday, highlight two books enjoying sales boosts for very different reasons and, inspired by Slutty Chef, reveal their go-to cheeky Nando's order.Books featured in this episode that can be purchased at all good booksellers include: — Slutty Chef's Tart— Holly Jackson's Not Quite Dead Yet— Ozzy Osbourne's I Am Ozzy— Michael Palin's Himalaya— Richard Osman's We Solve MurdersFurther reading:— The Bookseller on travel book sales— The Observer on The Salt Path— Service95 interview with Slutty Chef— BBC article on potty training— The Story Exchange on Gen Alpha Slang 101For more information about who we are and what we do, visit NielsenIQ BookData Home - NIQ. Follow Nielsen Book on X (@bookdata), Linkedin (@nielsen-book) and Instagram (@nielsenbook). Get in touch with Philip and Belle at [email protected] hosted by Philip Stone and Belle Edelman, and produced and edited by Chris White. Theme music by Nela Ruiz. Thanks for listening!
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#11 — June 2025 bestsellers + Australia book market sales and trends
In episode 11 of NielsenIQ BookData's The Bestsellers podcast Philip and Belle count down the top 20 bestselling books in the UK in the month of June (01.52) and reveal their "Beyond the Bestsellers" picks (08:52). Then, in "Under the Spotlight" (21:35), Belle sits down with our colleagues down under, Olivia and Abbey, to chat about the Australian book market. Tune in to find out where Richard Osman and Freida McFadden rank in this month's chart, what non-fiction books were unwrapped by dads on Father's Day in June, which authors, titles and characters (spoiler alert: Bluey) are proving popular across the globe, and Belle and Philip's favourite dinosaurs. Books featured in this episode that can be purchased at all good booksellers include: — Rebecca Yarros's Onyx Storm— Yael van der Wouden's The Safekeep— Nagi Maehashi's Recipe Tin Eats Tonight— Bluey: My Dad is Awesome— Scott Pape's The Barefoot InvestorFor more information about who we are and what we do, visit NielsenIQ BookData Home - NIQ. Follow Nielsen Book on X (@bookdata), Linkedin (@nielsen-book) and Instagram (@nielsenbook). Get in touch with Philip and Belle at [email protected] hosted by Philip Stone and Belle Edelman, and produced and edited by Chris White. Theme music by Nela Ruiz. Thanks for listening!
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#10 — May 2025 bestsellers + cookbook sales and trends
Philip and Belle count down the top 20 bestselling books in the UK in the month of May (01.35), reveal their "Beyond the Bestsellers" picks (11.14) and, in "Under the Spotlight", discuss what cookbooks have been selling like hot cakes (21.40). Along they way they discuss football memoirs, air fryers, an international superhit, the ultimate BBQ side dish, video-game inspired cookbooks and celebrate a writer with an enviable Sunday Times number one record. Books featured in this episode that can be purchased at all good booksellers include: — Jamie Oliver's Easy Air Fryer— Richard Osman's The Thursday Murder Club— The Highway Code— Snoop Dogg's From Crook to Cook: Platinum Recipes From Tha Boss Dog's Kitchen— David Attenborough and Colin Butfield's OceanFor more information about who we are and what we do, visit NielsenIQ BookData Home - NIQ. Follow Nielsen Book on X (@bookdata), Linkedin (@nielsen-book) and Instagram (@nielsenbook). Get in touch with Philip and Belle at [email protected] hosted by Philip Stone and Belle Edelman, and produced and edited by Chris White. Theme music by Nela Ruiz. Thanks for listening!
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