Forty-five years old this year, The Sunday Times Bestseller List is the oldest and most influential book sales chart in the UK, and the one that every author wants to be on. Based on data collected each Saturday for the following Sunday by Nielsen Bookscan (who have been collecting digital data since 1998), the chart is the most accurate and comprehensive estimation of book sales in the country. GENERAL hardbacks1 The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse by Charlie Mackesy (Ebury £16.99) An illustrated fable containing gentle life philosophy 37,390 (152,185)2 Twas the Nightshift Before Christmas by Adam Kay (Picador £9.99) Former junior doctor’s festive stories from behind the blue curtain 34,625 (193,770)3 Me by Elton John (Macmillan £25) The…

Source: The Times December 06, 2019 17:37 UTC