#11 — June 2025 bestsellers + Australia book market sales and trends

In episode 11 of NielsenIQ BookData's The Bestsellers podcast Philip and Belle count down the top 20 bestselling books in the UK in the month of June (01.52) and reveal their "Beyond the Bestsellers" picks (08:52). Then, in "Under the Spotlight" (21:35), Belle sits down with our colleagues down under, Olivia and Abbey, to chat about the Australian book market. Tune in to find out where Richard Osman and Freida McFadden rank in this month's chart, what non-fiction books were unwrapped by dads on Father's Day in June, which authors, titles and characters (spoiler alert: Bluey) are proving popular across the globe, and Belle and Philip's favourite dinosaurs.  

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

— Rebecca Yarros's Onyx Storm
— Yael van der Wouden's The Safekeep
— Nagi Maehashi's Recipe Tin Eats Tonight
— Bluey: My Dad is Awesome
— Scott Pape's The Barefoot Investor

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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

• 1:52 June 2025 Top 20
• 8:52 Beyond the Bestsellers
• 21:35 Under the Spotlight