Richard and Judy book club picks get sales bump

Sales of the books in the Richard and Judy Book Club, exclusive to W H Smith, jumped 186% last week, helped by their "buy one get one free" offer at the high...

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Blair sales fall short in US

Despite Tony Blair's much-cited popularity in the US, his memoir A Journey...

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Blair book party "postponed"

A party to mark publication of Tony Blair's memoir A Journey, planned for this...

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Official UK Top 50

4th September
  1. A Journey Blair, Tony
  2. 61 Hours Child, Lee
  3. I Shall Wear Midnight Pratchett, Terry
  4. The Lost Symbol Brown, Dan
  5. The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest Larsson, Stieg
  6. Heartstone Sansom, C J
  7. Nine Dragons Connelly, Michael
  8. Breaking Dawn Meyer, Stephenie
  9. Mini Shopaholic Kinsella, Sophie
  10. The Snowman Nesbų, Jo
  11. Kitchen Lawson, Nigella
  12. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Larsson, Stieg
  13. A Week in December Faulks, Sebastian
  14. The Complaints Rankin, Ian
  15. The Girl Who Played with Fire Larsson, Stieg
  16. The Book of Tomorrow Ahern, Cecelia
  17. Swimsuit Patterson and Paetro
  18. Sister Lupton, Rosamund
  19. Last Night at Chateau Marmont Weisberger, Lauren
  20. The Girl Who Played With Fire Larsson, Stieg

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Oxford Dictionaries - Now with online access

Access the world's most trusted dictionaries wherever you are. Now over 40 titles in the Oxford dictionary range are available with access to Oxford's premium online dictionary service.

Driver Dan's Story Train

3 September 2010

Driver Dan's Story Train is a brilliant new CBeebies series with endearing characters, each with their own carriage on the Story Train driven by Driver Dan. Already a big hit with parents and children, the series is set to become a classic.