Non-Fiction: Political titles bounce up the chart

Since Russia invaded Ukraine in late February, Putin’s People has sold over 11,000 copies, 24% of its total paperback sales since publication in April 2021. Last week, it leapt 88% week on week in volume and climbed seven places up the category chart. Kleptopia and Tim Marshall’s The Power of Geography (Elliott & Thompson) also charted in the top 10. Ellie Taylor’s My Child and Other Mistakes (Hodder) also made its début in Paperback Non-fiction.

Dr Julie Smith’s Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before? (Michael Joseph) once again reigned atop the Hardback Non-fiction chart, with Kay and Kate Allinson’s Pinch of Nom Comfort Food (Bluebird) maintaining second place. Charlie Mackesy’s irrepressible The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse (Ebury) trotted back into the category chart’s top three—in nearly two and a half years on the shelves, the illustrated title has never sold fewer than 3,000 copies in a week (outside of lockdown weeks).