We have another rash of new releases this week, with some great titles in the bestseller charts including Never Mind the B#ll*cks, Here’s the Science by Luke O’Neill, a great book looking at the challenges faced by the world today and in at no. 4; the authors of the ever-popular Oh My God, What A Complete Aisling series are back with Oh My God, What a Complete Diary 2021, branching out into the Paperback Non-Fiction top 10; and also in the Paperback Non-Fiction chart is the warm and wonderful David Attenbrough with his personal testimony on the climate change emergency, A Life on Our Planet: My Witness Statement and a Vision for the Future at no. 9.
We can also see the usual effect of Christmas creeping closer; in the Children’s Top 10 we have both the Beano and the Dandy with their 2021 annuals, and across the board, sales figures are rising with the top thirteen titles now clocking over a thousand sales.
This week’s featured book was mentioned briefly last week, but Dr. Marie Cassidy’s memoir Beyond the Tape: The Life and Many Deaths of a State Pathologist has had a cracking week, climbing to no. 2 in the Top 20. Here’s the blurb:
In 1997, Dr Marie Cassidy arrived in Dublin from Glasgow. There to discuss a possible deputy state pathologist post with Professor John Harbison, instead she was whisked by police escort to a Grangegorman murder scene. There was no turning back.
She became Ireland’s State Pathologist from 2004 until 2018, her image synonymous with breaking news of high-profile cases – a trusted figure in turbulent times.
Here, with the scalpel-like precision and calm authority of her trade, Marie shares her remarkable personal journey from working-class Scotland into the world of forensic pathology, describing in candid detail the intricate processes central to solving modern crime.
She recounts her work following the tragic deaths of Rachel O’Reilly, Siobhan Kearney, Robert Holohan, Tom O’Gorman and others – along with the Stardust exhumations and lesser known cases from her long career – outlining the subtle methods by which pathology and the justice system meet.
Beyond the Tape is a unique behind-the-scenes journey into the mysteries of unexplained and sudden death – by turns poignant, stark and deeply compelling.
And now this week’s charts, with the Top 20 followed by the Top 10 in each category.
Data Supplied by Nielsen BookScan taken from the Irish Consumer Market week ending 10th October 2020 | ||||
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Title | Author | Publisher Group | Sales | |
1 | Home Stretch | Norton, Graham | Hodder & Stoughton Grp | 4,704 |
2 | Beyond the Tape:The Life and Many Deaths of a State Pathologist | Cassidy, Marie | Hachette Books Ireland Grp | 4,138 |
3 | Champagne Football:John Delaney and the Betrayal of Irish Football | Tighe, Mark & Rowan, Paul | Penguin Grp | 2,720 |
4 | Never Mind the B#ll*cks, Here’s the Science | O’Neill, Luke | Gill Group | 2,571 |
5 | Light That Never Goes Out,A | Shanley, Keelin | Gill Group | 2,138 |
6 | Here’s the Story:A Memoir | McAleese, Mary | Penguin Grp | 2,025 |
7 | Guinness World Records 2021 | Guinness World Records | Guinness Publisher Group | 1,807 |
8 | Thursday Murder Club,The | Osman, Richard | Penguin Grp | 1,773 |
9 | This Is Me | Penguin Grp | 1,611 | |
10 | Boy, The Mole, The Fox and The Horse,The | Mackesy, Charlie | Random House Grp | 1,333 |
11 | Tell Me the Truth About Loss | Fitzpatrick, Niamh | Gill Group | 1,143 |
12 | Dog Man 9: Grime and Punishment | Pilkey, Dav | Scholastic Ltd. Grp | 1,042 |
13 | What is Beautiful in the Sky:A book about endings and beginnings | Harding, Michael | Hachette Books Ireland Grp | 1,006 |
14 | After the Silence | O’Neill, Louise | Quercus Grp | 923 |
15 | Gift,The:12 Lessons to Save Your Life | Eger, Edith | Random House Grp | 904 |
16 | Where the Crawdads Sing | Owens, Delia | Little, Brown Book Grp | 892 |
17 | Snow | Banville, John | Faber Grp | 846 |
18 | Neven Maguire’s Midweek Meals | Maguire, Neven | Gill Group | 783 |
19 | Strange Flowers | Ryan, Donal | Transworld Grp | 773 |
20 | Rory’s Story:My Unexpected Journey to Self Belief | O’Connor, Rory & Crowe, Dermot | Gill Group | 766 |
Data Supplied by Nielsen BookScan taken from the Irish Consumer Market week ending 10th October 2020 | ||||
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Mass Market Fiction | ||||
Title | Author | Imprint | Sales | |
1 | Where the Crawdads Sing | Owens, Delia | Corsair | 892 |
2 | Of Mice and Men | Steinbeck, Mr John | Penguin Books Ltd | 497 |
3 | Girl, Woman, Other | Evaristo, Bernardine | Penguin Books Ltd | 417 |
4 | Guest List,The | Foley, Lucy | HarperCollins Publishers | 357 |
5 | Room | Donoghue, Emma | Picador | 300 |
6 | Silent Patient,The | Michaelides, Alex | Orion (an Imprint of The Orion | 274 |
7 | Beekeeper of Aleppo,The | Lefteri, Christy | Manilla Press | 251 |
8 | To Kill A Mockingbird | Lee, Harper | Arrow Books | 229 |
9 | Handmaid’s Tale,The | Atwood, Margaret | Vintage Classics | 208 |
10 | Giver of Stars,The | Moyes, Jojo | Penguin Books Ltd | 205 |
Original Fiction | ||||
Title | Author | Imprint | Sales | |
1 | Home Stretch | Norton, Graham | Coronet Books | 4,704 |
2 | Thursday Murder Club,The | Osman, Richard | Viking | 1,773 |
3 | After the Silence | O’Neill, Louise | riverrun | 923 |
4 | Snow | Banville, John | Faber & Faber | 846 |
5 | Strange Flowers | Ryan, Donal | Doubleday Ireland | 773 |
6 | Braywatch | O’Carroll-Kelly, Ross | Penguin Ireland | 737 |
7 | Kingdom,The | Nesbo, Jo | Harvill Secker | 636 |
8 | Troubled Blood | Galbraith, Robert | Sphere | 563 |
9 | It’s That Time of Year | Meaney, Roisin | Hachette Books Ireland | 471 |
10 | V2 | Harris, Robert | Hutchinson | 467 |
Paperback Non Fiction | ||||
Title | Author | Imprint | Sales | |
1 | Beyond the Tape:The Life and Many Deaths of a State Pathologist | Cassidy, Marie | Hachette Books Ireland | 4,138 |
2 | Champagne Football:John Delaney and the Betrayal of Irish Football | Tighe, Mark & Rowan, Paul | Penguin Ireland | 2,720 |
3 | Tell Me the Truth About Loss | Fitzpatrick, Niamh | Gill Books | 1,143 |
4 | Rory’s Story:My Unexpected Journey to Self Belief | O’Connor, Rory & Crowe, Dermot | Gill Books | 766 |
5 | Oh My God, What a Complete Diary 2021 | McLysaght, Emer & Breen, Sarah | Gill Books | 731 |
6 | Guarded Life,A:My story of the dark side of An Garda Síochána | Moynihan, Majella | Hachette Books Ireland | 597 |
7 | OK, Let’s Do Your Stupid Idea | Freyne, Patrick | Penguin Ireland | 580 |
8 | Philadelphia, Here I Come | Friel, Brian | Faber And Faber Plays | 527 |
9 | Life on Our Planet,A:My Witness Statement and a Vision for the Future | Attenborough, David | Ebury Press | 480 |
10 | Witness,The | Tallant, Nicola | Mirror Books | 429 |
Hardback Non Fiction | ||||
Title | Author | Imprint | Sales | |
1 | Never Mind the B#ll*cks, Here’s the Science | O’Neill, Luke | Gill Books | 2,571 |
2 | Light That Never Goes Out,A | Shanley, Keelin | Gill Books | 2,138 |
3 | Here’s the Story:A Memoir | McAleese, Mary | Penguin Ireland | 2,025 |
4 | Guinness World Records 2021 | Guinness World Records | Guinness World Records | 1,807 |
5 | This Is Me | Michael Joseph | 1,611 | |
6 | Boy, The Mole, The Fox and The Horse,The | Mackesy, Charlie | Ebury Press | 1,333 |
7 | What is Beautiful in the Sky:A book about endings and beginnings | Harding, Michael | Hachette Books Ireland | 1,006 |
8 | Gift,The:12 Lessons to Save Your Life | Eger, Edith | Rider & Co | 904 |
9 | Neven Maguire’s Midweek Meals | Maguire, Neven | Gill Books | 783 |
10 | Homekeeper’s Diary 2021,The | Brennan, Francis | Gill Books | 664 |
Childrens | ||||
Title | Author | Imprint | Sales | |
1 | Dog Man 9: Grime and Punishment | Pilkey, Dav | Scholastic U.S. | 1,042 |
2 | Beano Annual:2021 | D.C. Thomson & Co., | 681 | |
3 | Is There Anybody Out There? | O Briain, Dara | Scholastic | 572 |
4 | Great Irish Farm Book,The | McCullough, Darragh | Gill Books | 553 |
5 | World’s Worst Parents,The | Walliams, David | HarperCollins | 511 |
6 | Rowley Jefferson’s Awesome Friendly Adventure | Kinney, Jeff | Puffin | 465 |
7 | Tower of Nero (The Trials of Apollo Book 5),The | Riordan, Rick | Puffin | 438 |
8 | Dandy Annual,The:2021 | D.C. Thomson & Co., | 429 | |
9 | Girls Play Too:Inspiring Stories of Irish Sportswomen | Hurley, Jacqui | Merrion Press | 390 |
10 | Dead Zoo,The | Donnelly, Peter | Gill Books | 346 |