TY - GEN AB - This book charts the publishing industry and bestselling fiction from 1900, featuring a comprehensive list of all bestselling fiction titles in the UK. This third edition includes a new introduction which features additional information on current trends in reading including the rise of Black, Asian and LGBTQIA+ publishing; the continuing importance of certain genres and up to date trends in publishing, bookselling, library borrowing and literacy. There are sections on writing for children, on the importance of audiobooks and book clubs, self- published bestsellers as well as many new entries to the present day including bestselling authors such as David Walliams, Peter James, George R R Martin and far less well known authors whose books s sell in their thousands. This is the essential guide to best-selling books, authors, genres, publishing and bookselling since 1900, providing a unique insight into more than a century of entertainment, and opening a window into the reading habits and social life of the British from the death of Queen Victoria to the Coronavirus Pandemic. . AU - Bloom, Clive, CN - PR888.P68 DO - 10.1007/978-3-030-79154-4 DO - doi ET - Third edition. ID - 1441473 KW - English fiction KW - English fiction KW - Popular literature KW - Books and reading KW - Books and reading KW - Best sellers KW - Roman anglais KW - Roman anglais KW - Paralittérature KW - Livres et lecture KW - Livres et lecture KW - Best-sellers LK - https://univsouthin.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://link.springer.com/10.1007/978-3-030-79154-4 N1 - Previous edition: 2008. N2 - This book charts the publishing industry and bestselling fiction from 1900, featuring a comprehensive list of all bestselling fiction titles in the UK. This third edition includes a new introduction which features additional information on current trends in reading including the rise of Black, Asian and LGBTQIA+ publishing; the continuing importance of certain genres and up to date trends in publishing, bookselling, library borrowing and literacy. There are sections on writing for children, on the importance of audiobooks and book clubs, self- published bestsellers as well as many new entries to the present day including bestselling authors such as David Walliams, Peter James, George R R Martin and far less well known authors whose books s sell in their thousands. This is the essential guide to best-selling books, authors, genres, publishing and bookselling since 1900, providing a unique insight into more than a century of entertainment, and opening a window into the reading habits and social life of the British from the death of Queen Victoria to the Coronavirus Pandemic. . SN - 9783030791544 SN - 3030791548 T1 - Bestsellers :popular fiction since 1900 / TI - Bestsellers :popular fiction since 1900 / UR - https://univsouthin.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://link.springer.com/10.1007/978-3-030-79154-4 ER -