#20 — March 2026 bestsellers + American fiction

In episode 20 of NielsenIQ BookData's The Bestsellers podcast, Belle and Philip count down the top 20 bestselling books in the UK in the month of March (02.03), reveal their "Beyond the Bestsellers" picks (13.52), and put the United States under the spotlight (24.31) — discussing trends Stateside and the impact of American fiction in the UK. Tune in to find out which former chart-topper returns to top spot, the huge value of Easter-themed books, and why the US and UK book markets might be more similar than you think.

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

— Freida McFadden's Want to Know a Secret?
— Tom Fletcher and Dougie Poynter's The Dinosaur That Pooped Easter!
— Chloe Walsh's Binding 13
— Mel and Sawyer Robbins' The Let Them Theory
— Herman Melville's Moby Dick

— Link to The Bookseller article on translation in the age of AI
— Link to The Bookseller article on simultaneous publication dates
— Freida McFadden reveals her true identity (USA Today)
— The Great American Novel (The Atlantic)

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

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