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Brown-ing glory: The Secret of Secrets climbs to the top

Dan Brown has returned to the top of the Official UK Top 50 for the 84th time, according to the latest data from NielsenIQ BookData’s Total Consumer Market (TCM).

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Latest Issue

10th July 2026

In this week's issue:

Editor's Comment:It's time to lean in for the right to be heard
Author Profiles:Louise Kennedy and Julia Gray & Imogen Russell Williams
Non-Fiction Preview:October
Trade Interviews:Patrice Lawrence & Thangam Debbonaire

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Bringing British bookselling to Sicily

by Mia McTigue-Rodriguez

Will an English indie approach work in a rural Italian town?

It’s time to lean in for the right to be heard

by Philip Jones

Sarah Wynn-Williams, an author resident in the UK and published by a UK publisher, has been silenced for more than a year by a US court at the behest of a tech mega-corp, yet where is the outrage?

The evolution of indie publishing

by John Bond and James Silver

Once seen as the book trade’s consolation prize, self-publishing is now its own thriving industry.

At a time when mental health issues are soaring, earnings are plummeting and over half of debut novelists report the experience of publishing had a negative impact on their mental health, systemic solutions are needed.

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Opinion from The Bookseller and other columnists

Bringing British bookselling to Sicily

by Mia McTigue-Rodriguez

Will an English indie approach work in a rural Italian town?

It’s time to lean in for the right to be heard

by Philip Jones

The evolution of indie publishing

by John Bond and James Silver

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

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Brown-ing glory: The Secret of Secrets climbs to the top

Dan Brown has returned to the top of the Official UK Top 50 for the 84th time, according to the latest data from NielsenIQ BookData’s Total Consumer Market (TCM).

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The Secret of Secrets

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The Family Friend

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The Correspondent

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Heartstopper Volume 6

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The Lure of Wolves and Whispers

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The Winged Game

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My Husband's Wife

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Boleyn Traitor

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The Divorce

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The Names

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Dear Debbie

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Silent Bones

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Beautiful Ugly

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An Offer From a Gentleman

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When the Cranes Fly South

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The Housemaid

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Missing

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The Housemaid's Secret

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The Daughter

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Bridgerton: Daphne's Story

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It Could Have Been Her

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Careless People

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Regime Change

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Yesteryear

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Project Hail Mary

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Dungeon Crawler Carl

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London Falling

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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

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

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The Defence

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Books on BookTok: dystomance – the latest trend?

More than 27,200 videos on TikTok have used the hashtag #dystopianbooks equating to more than 150.2 million views while #dystopianbooktok has been viewed more than five million times. Will #dystomance be the new big trend?

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Julia Gray and Imogen Russell Williams on their Pride and Prejudice sequel for teens

The school friends-turned-writers chat about their upcoming collaboration: a teen sequel of Pride and Prejudice focused on the forgotten Bennet sisters, Kitty and Mary.

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Louise Kennedy’s second novel is a piercing tale of love, friendship and loss

The much-anticipated follow-up to Trespasses, Kennedy’s multi-award-winning debut, is surely a Booker contender.

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Books on Podcasts: Alice Oseman bids a bittersweet goodbye to Heartstopper

From the conclusion of a much-beloved series, to a novel 15 years in the making and insight from one of the reigning British crime writers, this week’s book podcasts are alight with conversation.

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