Fiction (p30) and Non-Fiction (p31) charts in full
of those sales – more than enough to give it the Mass-Market Fiction (MMF) number one for combined editions. Unfortunately for the classic novel – which turns 179 years old in 2026 – the charts are not structured that way and it is Claire Douglas’ rejacketed 2016 offering Local Girl Missing, a mere 10 years old, that climbs to the top of MMF with 10,937 copies sold, up 35.5% on the previous seven days. Douglas takes 13th position over-
all, dropping down one place – but while it is the most popular fiction title of the week, it is beaten as the biggest adult title. Nancy Birtwhistle takes 12th place – and claims the Hardback Non-Fiction number one – with Clean Magic with 13,253 copies shifted in its first few days on sale. This means it is not just the fastest- selling debut for any of Birtwhistle’s titles, but also the biggest single week of sales for the former Great British Bake Off contestant. Kate Golden’s Half City – the first
in the Harker Academy series – grabs 14th place on 10,288 copies, the last of this week’s titles to break five digits. This is enough for the
BookScan TCM volume 3,489,434 4.6% week on week BookScan TCM value (£) 31,485,279 2.4% week on week
Original Fiction (OF) number one, something it achieved thanks again to FairyLoot, with the title its latest Romantasy box selection. Golden leads something of a
Romantasy takeover in the OF chart; Sable Sorensen’s Dire Bound re-entered the chart with 6,722 copies sold, which is the second- biggest week for the first title in the Wolves of Ruin series since it was published in August 2025, and a jump of 1,414% week on week. Half term has also seen boosts
for Rebecca Yarros’ Empyrean series with hardback editions of Fourth Wing, Iron Flame and Onyx Storm all re-entering the chart in
positions three to five, ahead of the paperback release of the third book in the series next month. Finally, to the Paperback Non-
Fiction Top 20. Ian Leslie’s John & Paul has dipped slightly this week, with sales down 3.8% to 4,048 copies – but it is still enough to give it a third turn at the summit in a week that sees no new releases able to make a dent in the ranking. One title to note, though, is
Sepideh Gholian’s The Evin Prison Bakers’ Club – despite first publish- ing in April 2025, it has made its assault on the bestseller list this week, with 3,497 copies taking it to second place. It sold just one copy in the preceeding week, its boost now thanks to an appearance in the ShelterBox Book Club. Despite a low number of new
releases, the WBD titles in conjunc- tion with half term have provided a welcome boost to the overall numbers – volume has risen by 4.6% to 3.5m, delivering £31.5m, up 2.4% on the previous week. Year on year, volume is up 3.3% and value up 6.4%.
REPORTING Alex Call UK Top 50 21 Dire Bound Sable Sorensen Wayward TxF, 9781911751205 22 Heated Rivalry Rachel Reid Carina Press, 9781335534637 23 Cozy Corner Coco Wyo Penguin, 9780241764220 24 The Scene of the Crime Lynda La Plante Zaffre, 9781785123382 25 The Protest Rob Rinder Puffin, 9780241583180 Orion, 9781398720077 Penguin (Cornerstone), 9781804950548
UNI TS 6,722
6,685 6,584 6,531 6,425 26 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Hot Mess Jeff Kinney 6,135 27 The Secrets of the Starlit… Santa Montefiore 28 Big Jim Believes Dav Pilkey Scholastic, 9780702345234 29 Girl Moments Coco Wyo Penguin, 9780241808979 30 Gozzle Julia Donaldson; Sara Ogilvie Macmillan Children’s, 9781529076424 5,849 5,776 5,756 5,466 31 The Wild Rose Dilly Court Bodley Head, 9781847928962 Vintage, 9781529931600 Penguin (Cornerstone), 9781804953891 Little, Brown, 9780349132600 Piatkus, 9780349437026 Penguin, 9780241805817 Penguin, 9781405971485 HarperCollins, 9780008580957 32 A Hymn to Life Gisèle Pelicot 33 Wolf Hour Jo Nesbo 34 The Mersey Queen Katie Flynn
UNI TS 5,428
5,258 5,193 5,182 35 The Housemaid’s Secret Freida McFadden 36 Iron Flame Rebecca Yarros 37 Cozy Vibes Coco Wyo 38 The Wasp Trap Mark Edwards 39 Fourth Wing Rebecca Yarros Piatkus, 9780349436999 Puffin, 9780241745168 5,135 5,117 5,066 4,972 4,947 40 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Party… Jeff Kinney 4,926 41 Onyx Storm Rebecca Yarros Piatkus, 9780349437064 Poisoned Pen Press, 9781464228605
UNI TS 4,895
42 The Surrogate Mother Freida McFadden 43 Never Look Back Susan Lewis HarperCollins, 9780008734244 DFB Phoenix, 9781788453271 4,841 4,642 44 Bunny vs Monkey: Intergalactic… Jamie Smart 45 Fearless Lauren Roberts 46 John and Paul Ian Leslie Faber, 9780571376131 Poisoned Pen Press, 9781464223310 Wordsworth, 9781853260018 Simon & Schuster, 9781398551923 4,396 4,076 4,048 47 The Housemaid Is Watching Freida McFadden 48 Wuthering Heights Emily Brontë 49 Pagans James Alistair Henry Moonflower, 9781916678019 50 The Boy from the Sea Garrett Carr Picador, 9781035044573 3,961 3,939 3,918 3,829 29
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