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Backlist lifts the General & Literary category
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Backlist lifts the General & Literary category

The fiction market in the UK is experiencing something of a renaissance, with sales of physical books topping out at £582m in 2025 – the category’s best result since NielsenIQ BookScan’s Total Consumer Market (TCM) began tracking sales.
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3rd July 2026

In this week's issue:
  • Editor's Comment:We are in the 'nostalgia' business
  • Author Profiles:Min Jin Lee & Matthew Sweet
  • Fiction Preview:October
  • Trade Interview:Francesca Main
  • Plus our Rising Stars for 2026…
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We are in the ‘nostalgia’ business

We are in the ‘nostalgia’ business

by Philip Jones
While units are down and only price rises keeping the market buoyant, now more so than ever is the time for us to focus on the business of creating readers.
The antidote to AI slop?

The antidote to AI slop?

by David Shervington
Religious and spiritual non-fiction is flourishing thanks to a uniquely human trait: soul.
Reading against the statistics

Reading against the statistics

by Louise Powell
I was a Free School Meals kid, and reading transformed my future.
Publishing needs a cultural reckoning

Publishing needs a cultural reckoning

by Paul Bulos
The book trade needs to bridge the gap between its values and the lived experience of its workforce.
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Opinion from The Bookseller and other columnists

We are in the ‘nostalgia’ business

We are in the ‘nostalgia’ business

by Philip Jones
While units are down and only price rises keeping the market buoyant, now more so than ever is the time for us to focus on the business of creating readers.

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Weekly print bestsellers from Nielsen BookScan. Other digital charts from Bookstat and Audible.

 

Backlist lifts the General & Literary category
Bestsellers

Backlist lifts the General & Literary category

The fiction market in the UK is experiencing something of a renaissance, with sales of physical books topping out at £582m in 2025 – the category’s best result since NielsenIQ BookScan’s Total Consumer Market (TCM) began tracking sales.
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The Correspondent

The Correspondent

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The Divorce

The Divorce

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The Widow

The Widow

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The Names

The Names

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The Hallmarked Man

The Hallmarked Man

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The Impossible Fortune

The Impossible Fortune

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So Good Express

So Good Express

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The Last Love Song

The Last Love Song

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Three Summers

Three Summers

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My Sister’s Secret

My Sister’s Secret

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Dear Debbie

Dear Debbie

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Silent Bones

Silent Bones

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Beautiful Ugly

Beautiful Ugly

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An Offer From a Gentleman

An Offer From a Gentleman

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When the Cranes Fly South

When the Cranes Fly South

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The Housemaid

The Housemaid

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Missing

Missing

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The Housemaid's Secret

The Housemaid's Secret

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The Daughter

The Daughter

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Bridgerton: Daphne's Story

Bridgerton: Daphne's Story

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Yesteryear 

Yesteryear 

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Regime Change

Regime Change

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London Falling 

London Falling 

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Project Hail Mary

Project Hail Mary

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The Defence 

The Defence 

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Dungeon Crawler Carl  

Dungeon Crawler Carl  

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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

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Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (Full-Cast Edition) 

Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (Full-Cast Edition) 

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Land 

Land 

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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

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Pachinko author Min Jin Lee returns with an epic about education and aspiration
Author Interviews

Pachinko author Min Jin Lee returns with an epic about education and aspiration

From the Korean-American author comes a panoramic family story, set across Australia, Korea and the US, a decade in the writing
Matthew Sweet on his outrageously entertaining portrait of Barbara Cartland
Author Interviews

Matthew Sweet on his outrageously entertaining portrait of Barbara Cartland

The writer and broadcaster goes behind the pink chiffon to tackle the life of the formidable, mega-bestselling romantic novelist Barbara Cartland, whose life spanned the 20th century.
Books in the Media: Dave Eggers' latest is 'deeply satisfying'
Books

Books in the Media: Dave Eggers' latest is 'deeply satisfying'

Writing in the Times, John Self found much to admire in the latest novel from the prolific Dave Eggers, Contrapposto (Canongate), declaring it “one of his good ones”.
Books on BookTok: tackling the aestheticisation of reading
Books

Books on BookTok: tackling the aestheticisation of reading

BookTok has helped a wellspring of independent businesses specialising in book-related merchandise thrive, but large corporations have also entered the book economy, including fashion behemoths Dior and Coach.

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Non-fiction Previews

Non-fiction Previews

September heralds the start of Christmas and big hitters this month include Gillian Anderson, Ben Macintyre, David Kynaston and Miriam Margoyles.
by Caroline Sanderson

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Love and money: presenting The Bookseller Rising Stars Class of 2026
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Love and money: presenting The Bookseller Rising Stars Class of 2026

The 16th list of the trade’s up-and-comers sees a group united by talent, ambition – and a desire to shake up the industry.

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