What Adults Are (really) reading…
After the past few weeks considering what today’s youth are reading, should be reading, and should not be reading, a couple of articles examining what (adult) bestseller lists indicate about the culture and country of those readers seemed in order. First, the current bestseller lists of the U.S. and the U.K. and More Intelligent Life’s take on both:
AMERICA’s bestsellers–pulp fiction and self-help
1 The Appeal - John Grisham 708,000
2 7th Heaven - James Patterson 329,000
3 Plum Lucky - Janet Eavonich 277,000
4 The Secret - Rhonda Byrne 276,000
5 Duma Key - Stephen King 265,000
6 Rodrick Rules - Jeff Kinney 184,000
7 A Thousand Splendid Suns - Khaled Hosseini 173,000
8 You: Staying Young - Mehmet C. Oz 145,000
9 New Moon - Stephanie Meyer 131,000
10 World Without End - Ken Follett 125,000
BRITAIN’s bestsellers–big on celebrities and chefs
1 A Thousand Splendid Suns - Khaled Hosseini 281,000
2 Delia’s How to Cheat at Cooking - Delia Smith 229,000
3 Jordan: Pushed to the Limit - Katie Price 135,000
4 Jamie at Home - Jamie Oliver 121,000
5 Remember Me - Sophie Kinsella 65,000
6 My Booky Wook - Russell Brand 57,000
7 Lords of the Bow - Conn Iggulden 53,000
8 7th Heaven - James Patterson 53,000
9 Nigella Express - Nigella Lawson 49,000
10 The Appeal - John Grisham 49,000
And here’s Another View of those Bestseller Lists…
So, what do you think? In what ways are Bestseller Lists a reflection of their culture?
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