#10 — May 2025 bestsellers + cookbook sales and trends

Philip and Belle count down the top 20 bestselling books in the UK in the month of May (01.35), reveal their "Beyond the Bestsellers" picks (11.14) and, in "Under the Spotlight",  discuss what cookbooks have been selling like hot cakes  (21.40). Along they way they discuss football memoirs, air fryers, an international superhit, the ultimate BBQ side dish, video-game inspired cookbooks and celebrate a writer with an enviable Sunday Times number one record. 

Books featured in this episode that can be purchased at all good booksellers include: 

— Jamie Oliver's Easy Air Fryer
— Richard Osman's The Thursday Murder Club
— The Highway Code
— Snoop Dogg's From Crook to Cook: Platinum Recipes From Tha Boss Dog's Kitchen
— David Attenborough and Colin Butfield's Ocean

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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

• 1:35 May 2025 Top 30
• 11:14 Beyond the Bestsellers
• 21:40 Under the Spotlight