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#8 — March 2025 bestsellers + international book sales
Philip and Belle count down the UK's top 20 bestselling books in the month of March (01.40), reveal their "Beyond the Bestsellers" picks (10.27), and discuss international markets and bestsellers in "Under the Spotlight" (23.14). Along the way they discuss the huge sales of the fifth Hunger Games novel, how TV adaptations impact book sales, the global popularity of puzzle books, and bookshelf aesthetics. Belle also ranks her favourite Beatles and Philip finally pronounces Dav Pilkey's first name correctly (as in "Dave"). Link to Ash Sarkar's "I'm a communist" momentLink to The Bookseller's article about books' exclusions from Trump's tariffsLink to The Bookseller's article on "sporror" Link to The Sunday Times bestseller lists Books featured in this episode that can be purchased from all good booksellers include:— Donna Ashworth's To the Women— Morgan Housel's The Psychology of Money— Joël Dicker's Wild Animal— James Clear's Atomic Habits— Ian Leslie's John and Paul: A Love Story in SongsFor more information about who we are and what we do, visit NielsenBook.co.uk. Follow Nielsen Book on X (@bookdata), Linkedin (@nielsenbookdata) 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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#7 — February 2025 bestsellers + World Book Day
Philip and Belle count down the UK's top 20 bestselling books in the month of February (04.03), reveal their "Beyond the Bestsellers" picks (13.18), and discuss World Book Day in "Under the Spotlight" (23.34). Along the way they discuss the huge popularity of Bluey, World Book Day costumes, the enduring success of Eric Carle's The Very Hungry Caterpillar, and get all nostalgic reminiscing about Choose Your Own Adventure books, the life of Steve Irwin, and a Chinese restaurant in Chesterfield.Link to Bluey: Rug Island episode pageLink to World Book Day websiteLink to BBC article: World Book Day: How to make a last-minute costumeBooks featured in this episode that can be purchased from all good booksellers include:— Julia Donaldson's Tales from Acorn Wood: Who's in Acord Wood?— Jon Klassen's I Want My Hat Back— Tom Fletcher's There's a Bunny in Your Book— Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory— Stephenie Meyer's TwilightFor more information about who we are and what we do, visit NielsenBook.co.uk. Follow Nielsen Book on X (@bookdata), Linkedin (@nielsenbookdata) 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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#6 — January 2025 bestsellers + New Year, New You
Philip and Belle count down the UK's top 20 bestselling books in the month of January (02.21), reveal their "Beyond the Bestsellers" picks (11.24), and discuss New Year, New You season in "Under the Spotlight" (24.39). Along the way they discuss the record-breaking sales of a new fantasy novel, the dramatic rise in sales of personal development titles over the past decade, books that change your life, Plato, Stoicism, linocut Christmas cards, and get all nostalgic looking back at diet fads in years gone by (The Dukan Diet! Dr Atkins! GI Hip and Thigh!). Link to The Guardian's article on the rise in childhood anxiety Link to The Bookseller's article on sales of Rebecca Yarros's Onyx Storm Link to Knowledge at Wharton: Life Hacks from Marcus AureliusLink to Exupery Design's New Year's Resolutions Generator Books featured in this episode that can be purchased from all good booksellers include:— Jamie Oliver's Easy Air Fryer— Jennie Godfrey's The List of Suspicious Things— Coco Wyo's Girl Moments— Daniel Levitin's Music as Medicine— Anthony Kessel's American MysteryFor more information about who we are and what we do, visit NielsenBook.co.uk. Follow Nielsen Book on X (@bookdata), Linkedin (@nielsenbookdata) 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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#5 — December 2024 bestsellers + 2024 in review
Philip and Belle count down the UK's top 20 bestselling books in the month of December (02.48), reveal their "Beyond the Bestsellers" picks (11.10), and review book sales in 2024 in "Under the Spotlight" (19.41). Along the way they discuss the bestselling books of the year, two writers that dared to sell more books that Richard Osman, why books are great value for money, and which of us was on Santa's Naughty List (as they didn't receive any books this Christmas). Link to The Bookseller's article on predictions for 2025Link to Brandon Sanderson's $40M KickstarterLink to Nielsen BookData book market overview blog for the UK and Ireland in 2024Link to Nielsen BookData blog about audiobook listening in 2024 Books featured in this episode that can be purchased from all good booksellers include:— Asako Yuzuki's Butter (translated by Polly Barton)— Richard Osman's We Solve Murders— Viktor E. Frankl's Man's Search for Meaning— Brandon Sanderson's Wind and Truth— Freida McFadden's The HousemaidFor more information about who we are and what we do, visit NielsenBook.co.uk. Follow Nielsen Book on X (@bookdata), Linkedin (@nielsenbookdata) 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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#4 — November 2024 bestsellers + genres that spike at Christmas
Philip and Belle count down the UK's top 20 bestselling books in the month of November (03.02), reveal their "Beyond the Bestsellers" picks (14.45), and chat about genres that enjoy sales spikes at Christmas in "Under the Spotlight" (26.14). Along the way they discuss the stonking sales of the latest Booker Prize winner, non-fiction books currently selling for under £10 that could be good options for listeners participating in office Secret Santas, "achievable" world records, and colouring in. Link to the recent Booker Prize announcement Link to the Guinness World Records page: "most piercings in a lifetime (female)" Link to The Bookseller's article about Vietnamese artists' collective Coco Wyo's deal with Penguin Random House Link to a Telegraph article on "French flaps" (SFW) Books featured in this episode that can be purchased from all good booksellers include: — Jeremy Clarkson's Diddly Squat: Home to Roost — The Night Before Christmas — Asako Yuzuki's Butter — George R R Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire series — Samantha Harvey's OrbitalFor more information about who we are and what we do, visit NielsenBook.co.uk. Follow Nielsen Book on X (@bookdata), Linkedin (@nielsenbookdata) 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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