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Irish Bestsellers 24th November 2018

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Article by Rebecca Brown © 1 December 2018 .
Posted in the Magazine ( · Irish Bestseller Lists ).

And with the last charts of November, we’re definitely on the home straight to the end of the year. We’ve got the big hitters like Walliams (still streets ahead at the top of the charts with over four thousand sales) and Rowling, and there’s of course a lot of festive fare in the Children’s charts with fabulous titles like The Wonky Donkey by Craig Smith, Happy Christmas, Pigín! by Kathleen Watkins, and The First Christmas Jumper and the Sheep Who Changed Everything by Ryan Tubridy. You’ve also got some seasonal choices for adults, with One Day in December by Josie Silver, in the Mass Market Fiction Chart. Finally, this week’s only new release is the brand new Fire and Blood by George R. R. Martin, the first of two hefty volumes giving backstories to the world created in the Song of Ice and Fire series.

Our featured book this week is a previous featured book, and the winner of a shiny new trophy at the An Post Irish Book Awards 2018! Blazing a Trail: Irish Women Who Changed The World by the fabulous Sarah Webb and illustrator Lauren O’Neill took the National Book Tokens Children’s Book of the Year (Senior) award in a very well-deserved win and we’re over the moon. Here’s the info:

A book for everyone who dreams of changing the world.

From fearless aviator, Lady Mary Heath, the first woman in the world to parachute from an aeroplane, to Margaret Bulkley, the 18th-century surgeon who lived as a man, meet 28 remarkable Irish women who have taken the world by storm.

You may have already heard some of their names, like Countess Markievicz and Mary Robinson, but others, like Anne Sullivan, Lilian Bland or Anna Haslam, may be new to you.

Packed with fun, fascinating facts and stunning, full-page illustrations, this book celebrates the trail blazers who have shaped the world we live in.

Ready to walk in their footsteps? A world of bravery and discovery awaits you.

Made by two remarkable women, author Sarah Webb and illustrator Lauren O’Neill.

And now, on to this week’s charts with the Top 20 followed by the Top 10 in each category:

Data Supplied by Nielsen BookScan taken from the Irish Consumer Market week ending 24th November 2018
ICM
Title Author Publisher Group Sales
1 Ice Monster,The Walliams, David HarperCollins Grp 4,269
2 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Meltdown (book 13) Kinney, Jeff Penguin Grp 3,957
3 Becoming Obama, Michelle Penguin Grp 3,623
4 Guinness World Records 2019 Guinness Publisher Group 2,443
5 Milkman Burns, Anna Faber Grp 2,028
6 Keeper,A Norton, Graham Hodder & Stoughton Grp 1,760
7 Past Tense Child, Lee Transworld Grp 1,587
8 Tattooist of Auschwitz,The Morris, Heather Bonnier Books UK Publishing Gr 1,578
9 Importance of Being Aisling,The McLysaght, Emer & Breen, Sarah Gill Group 1,527
10 Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald Rowling, J.K. Little, Brown Book Grp 1,392
11 Oh My God What a Complete Aisling The Novel McLysaght, Emer & Breen, Sarah Gill Group 1,224
12 Fire and Blood Martin, George R. R. HarperCollins Grp 1,203
13 At All Costs Fitzgerald, Davy & Hogan, Vincent Gill Group 1,046
14 Wonky Donkey,The Smith, Craig Scholastic Ltd. Grp 1,007
15 First Christmas Jumper and the Sheep Who Changed Everything,The Tubridy, Ryan Walker Grp 992
16 Neven Maguire’s Home Economics for Life Maguire, Neven Gill Group 924
17 Ice Monster,The Walliams, David HarperCollins Grp 832
18 Time to Talk Healy-Rae, Michael Gill Group 829
19 Rory’s Stories Guide to Being Irish,The O’Connor, Rory Gill Group 794
20 Little Flower – St Therese of Lisieux,The Keane, Colm & O’Hagan, Una Capel Island Grp 738

 

Data Supplied by Nielsen BookScan taken from the Irish Consumer Market week ending 24th November 2018
Mass Market Fiction
Title Author Imprint Sales
1 Milkman Burns, Anna Faber & Faber 2,028
2 Tattooist of Auschwitz,The Morris, Heather Zaffre Publishing 1,578
3 Oh My God What a Complete Aisling The Novel McLysaght, Emer & Breen, Sarah Gill Books 1,224
4 Skin Deep Nugent, Liz Penguin Books Ltd 697
5 Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine Honeyman, Gail Harper 623
6 One Day in December Silver, Josie Penguin Books Ltd 333
7 Of Mice and Men# Steinbeck, John Penguin Books Ltd 299
8 Conversations with Friends Rooney, Sally Faber & Faber 246
9 Uncommon Type:Some Stories Hanks, Tom Arrow Books 246
10 Heart of Winter,The Hannigan, Emma Hachette Books Ireland 241
Original Fiction
Title Author Imprint Sales
1 Keeper,A Norton, Graham Coronet Books 1,760
2 Past Tense Child, Lee Bantam Press 1,587
3 Importance of Being Aisling,The McLysaght, Emer & Breen, Sarah Gill Books 1,527
4 Fire and Blood Martin, George R. R. HarperCollins 1,203
5 Dancing with the Tsars O’Carroll-Kelly, Ross Penguin Ireland 718
6 Normal People Rooney, Sally Faber & Faber 703
7 Roar Ahern, Cecelia HarperCollins Publishers 618
8 Dark Sacred Night Connelly, Michael Orion (an Imprint of The Orion 581
9 Heads You Win Archer, Jeffrey Macmillan 441
10 Spark of Light,A Picoult, Jodi Hodder & Stoughton Ltd 384
Paperback Non Fiction
Title Author Imprint Sales
1 Little Flower – St Therese of Lisieux,The Keane, Colm & O’Hagan, Una Capel Island 738
2 Listening to the Animals Fitzpatrick, Professor Noel Trapeze 553
3 Choice,The Eger, Edith Rider & Co 463
4 Educated Westover, Tara Windmill Books 443
5 Waterford Whispers News 2018 Williamson, Colm Gill Books 431
6 This is Going to Hurt Kay, Adam Picador 390
7 Heroic Failure:Brexit and the Politics of Pain O’Toole, Fintan Head of Zeus 389
8 Driven:A Pioneer for Women in Motorsport Smith, Rosemary HarperCollins Publishers 310
9 Sapiens Harari, Yuval Noah Vintage 308
10 Michael O’Leary Cooper, Matt Portfolio Penguin 279
Hardback Non Fiction
Title Author Imprint Sales
1 Becoming Obama, Michelle Viking 3,623
2 Guinness World Records 2019 Guinness World Records 2,443
3 At All Costs Fitzgerald, Davy & Hogan, Vincent Gill Books 1,046
4 Neven Maguire’s Home Economics for Life Maguire, Neven Gill Books 924
5 Time to Talk Healy-Rae, Michael Gill Books 829
6 Rory’s Stories Guide to Being Irish,The O’Connor, Rory Gill Books 794
7 Renaissance Nation McWilliams, David Gill Books 662
8 Skin Nerd,The Rock, Jennifer Hachette Books Ireland 660
9 Fighter Lee, Andy & Kelly, Niall Gill Books 587
10 Donal’s Meals in Minutes Skehan, Donal Hodder & Stoughton Ltd 579
Children’s
Title Author Imprint Sales
1 Ice Monster,The Walliams, David HarperCollins 4,269
2 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Meltdown (book 13) Kinney, Jeff Puffin 3,957
3 Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald Rowling, J.K. Little,Brown 1,392
4 Wonky Donkey,The Smith, Craig Scholastic 1,007
5 First Christmas Jumper and the Sheep Who Changed Everything,The Tubridy, Ryan Walker Books Ltd 992
6 Ice Monster,The Walliams, David HarperCollins 832
7 Happy Christmas, Pigin! Watkins, Kathleen Gill Books 737
8 Great Irish Weather Book,The Donnelly, Joanna Gill Books 682
9 Secret Science: The Amazing World Beyond Your Eyes O Briain, Dara Scholastic 682
10 Beano Annual 2019 D.C. Thomson & Co., 678
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