Digital Bestseller Lists: For whom the Bella tolls
Bella Mackie’s How to Kill Your Family had a stranglehold on the Bookstat e-book number one, reigning for a second week.
Tom Bower’s Revenge, his tell-all on the “Meghxit” fall-out, thundered into second place. While non-fiction bestsellers are rare in the digital charts, Revenge seems to be following a similar trajectory to its fellow royal exposé Tina Brown’s The Palace Papers, released in April, which also notched up print and e-book charts spots.
Lucy Clarke’s One of the Girls held third, as Delia Owens’ Where the Crawdads Sing soared into fourth, in the week its paperback edition soared into the print number one. Cara Hunter’s Hope to Die, Lisa Jewell’s The Family Remains and Graham Norton’s Home Stretch all débuted in the top 10.
Where the Crawdads Sing did top the Publisher E-Book Ranking for the week ending 16th July, the week leading up to its film adaptation’s premiere in UK cinemas. Alex Brown’s A Postcard from Italy débuted in second place.
Clarification: Hachette has stated that Where the Crawdads Sing has sold 8,062 copies, The Dark Hours 6,660 and Home Stretch 4,986.
