Philip and Belle count down the UK's top 20 bestselling books in the month of September (02.08), reveal their "Beyond the Bestsellers" picks (10.55), and chat about book trade "evergreens" (19.09) — old books that continue to fly off the shelves to this day. Along they way they discuss folding over the corner of pages instead of using a bookmark, Philip's book-related tattoo, and celebrities writing books for children that involve poop.

Books featured in this episode that can be purchased from all good booksellers include:
— Rebecca Kuang's Yellowface
— Richard Osman's We Solve Murders
— Sally Rooney's Intermezzo
— Janet and Allan Ahlberg's Funnybones
— Rhonda Byrne's The Secret

Link to Van Gogh: The Immersive Experience
Link to Nielsen BookData's The Bestseller Awards

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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Philip and Belle count down the UK's top 20 bestselling books in the month of August (02.00), reveal their "Beyond the Bestsellers" picks (11.28), and chat about The Sunday Times's recently-published top 100 of the past 50 years (19.30). Along they way they discuss TikTok's influence on the UK book market, judging a book by its cover, a book often bought but rarely read, the fact that UFOs are now called UAPs, and that you can cook gnocchi in an air fryer.

Books featured in this episode that can be purchased from all good booksellers include:
— Fiona Watt's That's Not My... Witch
— James Clear's Atomic Habits
— Bob Mortimer's The Hotel Avocado
— Colleen Hoover's It Ends With Us
— Stephenie Meyer's Twilight series

Link to It Ends With Us trailer
Link to Mark Owen's pronunciation of "Clementine"
Link to Joe Rogan's chat with Luis Elizondo
Link to The Sunday Times's Top 100 bestsellers of the past 50 years
Link to Nielsen Book blog on judging books by their covers

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!