Because of course, as soon as these eight books got their designation as the next picks for Richard & Judy’s Book Club, they begun their beeline towards UK bestsellerdom. Need we remind you that of the top 100 best-selling titles last year, 21 were by authors discussed on the Richard & Judy Book Club? And so, the eight newly anointed books, which premiere on the show beginning January 31 are:
The Interpretation of Murder, Jed Rubenfeld
The Testament of Gideon Mack, James Robertson
Half of a Yellow Sun, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
This Book Will Save Your Life, A M Homes
Restless, William Boyd
Love in the Present Tense, Catherine Ryan Hyde
The Girls, Lori Lansens
Semi-Detached, Griff Rhys Jones
Rodney Troubridge, a fiction buyer for Waterstone’s bookshops, told the Independent it was a “fabulous” list. “I think they have got some really challenging books,” he said. Meanwhile, WHSmith plans to give an even greater emphasis to this year’s Richard & Judy Best Read shortlist following its success with the titles last year, reports Publishing News.