Irish Publishing News

It has been an interesting year so far. The top ten slots are looking by my estimation (and I’d need to do some research to prove it) to be almost the preserve of genre fiction writers.

With Larsson of course leading the pack with three still in the top ten, it is nice to see John Connolly selling so well, he has after all been working the publicity circuit in Ireland very well.

It is also well worth noting the persistence of Mary O’Sullivan in the Top Ten and the arrival of Darren Shan which shows that we have produced more than one best-selling children’s and young adult fiction writer in these last few years!

1: Whisperers,The, John Connolly, 1,591
2: Girl Who Kicked the Hornets’ Nest,The, Stieg Larsson, 1,404
3: Girl with the Dragon Tattoo,The, Stieg Larsson, 1,252
4: Girl Who Played with Fire,The, Stieg Larsson, 1,010
5: Hard Girls, Martina Cole, 928
6: House Rules, Jodi Picoult, 740
7: Burned:House of Night, P.C. Cast & Kristin Cast, 735
8: Genesis, Karin Slaughter, 660
9: Thin Executioner,The, Darren Shan , 620
10: Under the Rainbow, Mary O’Sullivan, 586

Data Supplied by Nielsen BookScan taken from the Irish Consumer Market week ending 1st May 2010