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December 29th, 2006

Bestsellers of 2006

Guardian Unlimited Books has an interesting story on some of the bestsellers published this year:

Last year, you had to peer hard to discern the much-vaunted “Richard and Judy effect” on sales in a league table with JK Rowling at number one and a top 10 also including four elderly Dan Brown thrillers, the adult edition of the Harry Potter and a Sudoku book. This time, their impact is unmistakable. Kate Mosse at number one and Victoria Hislop at number two were both R&J selections, as were Dorothy Koomson (nine), the Guardian’s own Sam Bourne (13), Elizabeth Kostova (14) and Elisabeth Hyde (39).

View the full article here.


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