#5 — December 2024 bestsellers + 2024 in review

Philip and Belle count down the UK's top 20 bestselling books in the month of December (02.48), reveal their "Beyond the Bestsellers" picks (11.10), and review book sales in 2024 in "Under the Spotlight" (19.41). Along the way they discuss the bestselling books of the year, two writers that dared to sell more books that Richard Osman, why books are great value for money, and which of us was on Santa's Naughty List (as they didn't receive any books this Christmas).
 
Link to The Bookseller's article on predictions for 2025
Link to Brandon Sanderson's $40M Kickstarter
Link to Nielsen BookData book market overview blog for the UK and Ireland in 2024
Link to Nielsen BookData blog about audiobook listening in 2024 
 
Books featured in this episode that can be purchased from all good booksellers include:
— Asako Yuzuki's Butter (translated by Polly Barton)
— Richard Osman's We Solve Murders
— Viktor E. Frankl's Man's Search for Meaning
— Brandon Sanderson's Wind and Truth
— Freida McFadden's The Housemaid

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Episode hosted by Philip Stone and Belle Edelman, and produced and edited by Chris White. Theme music by Nela Ruiz.

Thanks for listening!

Chapters

• 2:48 December 2024 Top 20
• 11:10 Beyond the Bestsellers
• 19:41 Under the Spotlight