NielsenIQ BookData's The Bestsellers podcast

In episode 21 of NielsenIQ BookData's The Bestsellers podcast, Belle and Chris count down the top 20 bestselling books in the UK in the month of April (02.35), reveal their "Beyond the Bestsellers" picks (12.34), and put film and TV adaptations "Under the Spotlight" (26.28). Tune in to discover which books have benefitted from big and small-screen boosts, and the vital importance of books to the film and TV industries.

Books featured in this episode that can be purchased at all good booksellers include:

— Lena Dunham's Famesick
— Frank Herbert's Dune Messiah
— Andy Weir's Project Hail Mary
— Katie Kirby's The Seriously Epic Holiday of Lottie Brooks
— Emily Brontë's Wuthering Heights
Link to the Publishers Association's "Books on Screen" study
Link to IMDB's "based on novel" title search 
For 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].

Episode hosted by Philip Stone and Belle Edelman, and produced and edited by Chris White. Theme music by Nela Ruiz. 

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In episode 20 of NielsenIQ BookData's The Bestsellers podcast, Belle and Philip count down the top 20 bestselling books in the UK in the month of March (02.03), reveal their "Beyond the Bestsellers" picks (13.52), and put the United States under the spotlight (24.31) — discussing trends Stateside and the impact of American fiction in the UK. Tune in to find out which former chart-topper returns to top spot, the huge value of Easter-themed books, and why the US and UK book markets might be more similar than you think.

Books featured in this episode that can be purchased at all good booksellers include:

— Freida McFadden's Want to Know a Secret?
— Tom Fletcher and Dougie Poynter's The Dinosaur That Pooped Easter!
— Chloe Walsh's Binding 13
— Mel and Sawyer Robbins' The Let Them Theory
— Herman Melville's Moby Dick
— Link to The Bookseller article on translation in the age of AI
— Link to The Bookseller article on simultaneous publication dates
— Freida McFadden reveals her true identity (USA Today)
— The Great American Novel (The Atlantic)
For 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].

Episode hosted by Philip Stone and Belle Edelman, and produced and edited by Chris White. Theme music by Nela Ruiz. 

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In episode 19 of NielsenIQ BookData's The Bestsellers podcast, Belle and Philip count down the top 20 bestselling books in the UK in the month of February (02.57), reveal their "Beyond the Bestsellers" picks (13.10), and put children's books under the spotlight (20.15). Tune in to find out how many World Book Day £1 exclusives scored top 20 status in February (spoiler alert: a lot), which popular children's author's sales have grown eight years in a row, and how many items The Very Hungry Caterpillar munches through in the book of the same name.

Books featured in this episode that can be purchased at all good booksellers include:

— Jamie Smart's Bunny vs Monkey
— Peekaboo Love
— Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler's Zog and the Flying Doctors
— Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara's Little People, Big Dreams: Taylor Swift
— Dav Pilkey's Dog Man: The Scarlett Shedder
For 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].

Episode hosted by Philip Stone and Belle Edelman, and produced and edited by Chris White. Theme music by Nela Ruiz. 

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In episode 18 of NielsenIQ BookData's The Bestsellers podcast, Belle and Philip count down the top 20 bestselling books in the UK in the month of January (04.21), reveal their "Beyond the Bestsellers" picks (15.47), and put the latest tranche of New Year, New You hits under the spotlight (27.09). Tune in to find out how many Freida McFadden thrillers scored top 20 status in January (spoiler alert: a lot), which bestseller chart record McFadden broke, whether there's any truth to recent claims that bible sales are at an all-time high, and which authors went home very happy from the latest NielsenIQ BookData Bestseller Awards ceremony.

Books featured in this episode that can be purchased at all good booksellers include:

— Jennette McCurdy's Half His Age
— James Clear's Atomic Habits
— Dr Atkins' New Diet Revolution
— The Bible
— Rachel Reid's Heated Rivalry
For 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].

Episode hosted by Philip Stone and Belle Edelman, and produced and edited by Chris White. Theme music by Nela Ruiz. 

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In episode 17 of NielsenIQ BookData's The Bestsellers podcast, Belle and Philip count down the top 20 bestselling books in the UK in the month of December (05.40), reveal their "Beyond the Bestsellers" picks (15:57), and review 2025 in "Under the Spotlight" (26:44). Tune in to find out what book topped the charts on Christmas Day, who was 2025's bestselling writer, which genres hit all-time sales highs last year, and what books Belle and Philip received from Santa this Christmas.

Books featured in this episode that can be purchased at all good booksellers include:

— Richard Osman's The Impossible Fortune
— Joe Wicks' Protein in 15
— Dan Brown's The Secret of Secrets
— Jamie Oliver's Eat Yourself Healthy
— Philip Roth's Portnoy's Complaint
For 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].

Episode hosted by Philip Stone and Belle Edelman, and produced and edited by Chris White. Theme music by Nela Ruiz. 

Thanks for listening!