J K Rowling’s Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone topped Audible’s 2022 bestseller chart.
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- After "exceptional" 2021 results, Pottermore, the global digital publisher for J K Rowling’s Wizarding World, saw profits drop by 40% last year. Read here: buff.ly/3GA37dD
- Prince Harry's Spare storms into the UK Official Top 50 number one spot, selling 467,183 print copies to become the fastest-selling non-fiction book of all time. @TransworldBooks says the memoir has sold 750,000 copies across all formats. Read here: buff.ly/3CT9juS
- Bookshops (non-essential retail) to close for browsing in England from Thursday; about the worst time with many stocked up for Xmas and some key titles (Obama & Walliams) on the launch pad. But many will remain open for web/telephone/emails orders, so you know what to do.
- Prince Harry’s Spare (@TransworldBooks) has achieved a third straight week in the UK Official Top 50 number one spot, selling 37,145 copies. Read here: buff.ly/40fstoU
- Robert Galbraith’s The Ink Black Heart has made an indelible impression on the UK Official Top 50, soaring into the number one spot in its first week on 50,738 copies sold. Read more: buff.ly/3Qjkcu2
- Scottish stars of @Outlander_STARZ, @SamHeughan and @grahammctavish take us on a tour of Scotland, with Clanlands! The "adventure like no other" sees the duo celebrating their country's culture and enthusiastically sampling whisky, naturally... More here: bit.ly/31V1SBA
- Prince Harry's memoir Spare (@TransworldBooks) surpassed half a million copies sold in the first 12 days after publication, pushing its category - the usually tiny Royalty: Autobiography - to a record annual value in just three weeks. Read here: buff.ly/3Y2jbe1
- “We always knew this book would fly but it is exceeding even our most bullish expectations." @TransworldBooks says Prince Harry's memoir sold 400,000 copies across all formats on its first day of publication. Read here: buff.ly/3ZFguAT
- There are no plans for a newspaper serialisation of Spare, Prince Harry's memoir, his publisher Transworld has confirmed. The book will be published on 10th January. Read here: buff.ly/3HVUVWc
- What do you get if you combine @Outlander_STARZ actors @grahammctavish and @SamHeughan, a Scottish road trip, colourful locals and lots of whisky sampling? Clanlands, a book celebrating their country, with adventure-filled anecdotes! Find out more here: bit.ly/31V1SBA
- R F Kuang, Xiran Jay Zhao and Neil Gaiman were ruled ineligible for the 2023 Hugo Awards in 2023 despite receiving enough nominations. Read more 👇
- "The Nazis targeted books because they knew how important radical ideas are for challenging racism and fascism. The same is true today, and that is why we have to show that we won’t be intimidated." - @Bookmarks_books' manager responds to bookshop attack: bit.ly/2MscpKi
