For anyone not on social media who might have missed the hilarious Waterford Whispers news feed, it’s also available as a book and it looks like it’s popped up under Christmas trees all over the country, arriving in the Christmas top 20 at No. 18. We all like a bit of a laugh at Christmas and this book definitely delivers – sending up the Irish government, poking fun at megalomaniac millionaires and showing us the funny side of our obsessions with social media, emojis and Cadbury’s Creme Eggs are just a few of the things that the team at Waterford Whispers News has been getting up to lately.
Not to mention giving us comedy gold and brilliant satire on a whole range of issues, including the Marriage Referendum, 1916 commemorations, the US Presidential Election, ISIS and the Catholic church.
Waterford Whispers News Takes Over the World brings you brand new stories as well as all WWN s best bits including: Uncle Ben shot dead by US police; Waterford Crystal Meth announces 45 new jobs; WWN guide to ruining November; Futurewatch: ISIS moves to Ireland; New Silage body spray for single farmers.
Here are the Christmas top 20 bestselling books in Ireland for any of you who need inspiration for those book vouchers! The top 10 in each genre category below. Happy New Year!
| Data Supplied by Nielsen BookScan taken from the Irish Consumer Market week ending 26th December 2015 | ||||||
| ICM | ||||||
| Title | Author | Imprint | Sales | |||
| 1 | Children of the Rising:The Untold Story of the Young Lives Lost During 1916 Rising | Duffy, Joe | Hachette Books Ireland | 5,726 | ||
| 2 | Until Victory Always:A Memoir | McGuinness, Jim & Duggan, Keith | Gill & Macmillan | 5,670 | ||
| 3 | Grandpa’s Great Escape | Walliams, David | HarperCollinsChildren’sBooks | 5,583 | ||
| 4 | Brooklyn | Toibin, Colm | Penguin Books | 5,073 | ||
| 5 | Old School:Diary of a Wimpy Kid | Kinney, Jeff | Puffin Books | 4,398 | ||
| 6 | Irelandopedia:A Compendium of Maps, Facts and Knowledge | Burke, John & Burke, Fatti & Burke, Kath | Gill & Macmillan | 4,108 | ||
| 7 | My Story | Gerrard, Steven | Michael Joseph | 3,631 | ||
| 8 | Seedless in Seattle | O’Carroll-Kelly, Ross | Penguin Ireland | 3,414 | ||
| 9 | Autobiography,The | Shefflin, Henry | Penguin Ireland | 3,245 | ||
| 10 | Guinness World Records 2016 | Guinness World Records | 3,055 | |||
| 11 | Marble Collector,The | Ahern, Cecelia | HarperCollins Publishers | 2,901 | ||
| 12 | White Heat,The:My Autobiography | O’Se, Tomas | Gill & Macmillan | 2,864 | ||
| 13 | Girl on the Train,The | Hawkins, Paula | Doubleday | 2,664 | ||
| 14 | Winner: My Racing Life | McCoy, A. P. | Orion | 2,417 | ||
| 15 | Everyday Super Food | Oliver, Jamie | Michael Joseph | 2,381 | ||
| 16 | Me and My Mate Jeffrey:A Story of Big Dreams, Tough Realities and Faci | Breslin, Niall | Hachette Books Ireland | 2,350 | ||
| 17 | 1916: The Morning After | Coogan, Tim Pat | Head of Zeus | 2,233 | ||
| 18 | Waterford Whispers News:Takes Over the World:(2) | Williamson, Colm | Blackstaff Press Ltd | 2,197 | ||
| 19 | Between Sisters | Kelly, Cathy | Orion (an Imprint of The Orion | 2,094 | ||
| 20 | What Matters:Reflections on Important Things in Life | Kennedy, Mary | Hachette Books Ireland | 2,078 | ||
And the top 10 in each genre…
| Data Supplied by Nielsen BookScan taken from the Irish Consumer Market week ending 26th December 2015 | |||||
| Mass Market Fiction | |||||
| Title | Author | Imprint | Sales | ||
| 1 | Brooklyn | Toibin, Colm | Penguin Books | 5,073 | |
| 2 | All the Light We Cannot See | Doerr, Anthony | Fourth Estate | 1,707 | |
| 3 | I am Pilgrim | Hayes, Terry | Corgi Books | 1,537 | |
| 4 | Brief History of Seven Killings,A | James, Marlon | Oneworld Publications | 1,328 | |
| 5 | Spool of Blue Thread,A | Tyler, Anne | Vintage | 1,266 | |
| 6 | Gray Mountain | Grisham, John | Hodder Paperback | 1,005 | |
| 7 | Kind Worth Killing | Swanson, Peter | Faber and Faber Crime | 973 | |
| 8 | Martian,The# | Weir, Andy | Del Rey | 910 | |
| 9 | Woman Who Stole My Life,The | Keyes, Marian | Penguin Books | 887 | |
| 10 | Spill Simmer Falter Wither | Baume, Sara | Windmill Books | 682 | |
| Original Fiction | |||||
| Title | Author | Imprint | Sales | ||
| 1 | Seedless in Seattle | O’Carroll-Kelly, Ross | Penguin Ireland | 3,414 | |
| 2 | Marble Collector,The | Ahern, Cecelia | HarperCollins Publishers | 2,901 | |
| 3 | Girl on the Train,The | Hawkins, Paula | Doubleday | 2,664 | |
| 4 | Between Sisters | Kelly, Cathy | Orion (an Imprint of The Orion | 2,094 | |
| 5 | Green Road,The | Enright, Anne | Jonathan Cape | 2,061 | |
| 6 | Little Red Chairs,The | O’Brien, Edna | Faber & Faber Fiction | 2,059 | |
| 7 | Few of the Girls,A | Binchy, Maeve | Orion (an Imprint of The Orion | 1,963 | |
| 8 | Gift for You,A | Scanlan, Patricia | Simon & Schuster Ltd | 1,592 | |
| 9 | Make Me:Jack Reacher | Child, Lee | Bantam Press | 1,525 | |
| 10 | Crossing,The | Connelly, Michael | Orion (an Imprint of The Orion | 1,471 | |
| Paperback Non Fiction | |||||
| Title | Author | Imprint | Sales | ||
| 1 | My Story | Gerrard, Steven | Michael Joseph | 3,631 | |
| 2 | Me and My Mate Jeffrey:A Story of Big Dreams, Tough Realities and Faci | Breslin, Niall | Hachette Books Ireland | 2,350 | |
| 3 | Waterford Whispers News:Takes Over the World:(2) | Williamson, Colm | Blackstaff Press Ltd | 2,197 | |
| 4 | Dub Sub Confidential:A Goalkeeper’s Life with – and Without – the Dubs | Leonard, John | Penguin Ireland | 1,994 | |
| 5 | Haughey:Prince of Power | Lenihan, Conor | Blackwater Press | 1,361 | |
| 6 | Standing My Ground:The Autobiography | Cummins, Brendan | Transworld Ireland | 1,309 | |
| 7 | Road to Little Dribbling,The:More Notes from a Small Island | Bryson, Bill | Doubleday | 1,235 | |
| 8 | Scrap,The | Kerrigan, Gene | Doubleday Ireland | 1,217 | |
| 9 | Harry Potter Colouring Book | Brothers, Warner | Studio Press | 1,148 | |
| 10 | You are Here:Around the World in 92 Minutes | Hadfield, Chris | Pan Books | 1,139 | |
| Hardback Non Fiction | |||||
| Title | Author | Imprint | Sales | ||
| 1 | Children of the Rising:The Untold Story of the Young Lives Lost During | Duffy, Joe | Hachette Books Ireland | 5,726 | |
| 2 | Until Victory Always:A Memoir | McGuinness, Jim & Duggan, Keith | Gill & Macmillan | 5,670 | |
| 3 | Autobiography,The | Shefflin, Henry | Penguin Ireland | 3,245 | |
| 4 | Guinness World Records 2016 | Guinness World Records | 3,055 | ||
| 5 | White Heat,The:My Autobiography | O’Se, Tomas | Gill & Macmillan | 2,864 | |
| 6 | Winner: My Racing Life | McCoy, A. P. | Orion (an Imprint of The Orion | 2,417 | |
| 7 | Everyday Super Food | Oliver, Jamie | Michael Joseph | 2,381 | |
| 8 | 1916: The Morning After | Coogan, Tim Pat | Head of Zeus | 2,233 | |
| 9 | What Matters:Reflections on Important Things in Life | Kennedy, Mary | Hachette Books Ireland | 2,078 | |
| 10 | Counting My Blessings:Francis Brennan’s Guide to Happiness | Brennan, Francis | Gill & Macmillan | 1,975 | |
| Children’s | |||||
| Title | Author | Imprint | Sales | ||
| 1 | Grandpa’s Great Escape | Walliams, David | HarperCollinsChildren’sBooks | 5,583 | |
| 2 | Old School:Diary of a Wimpy Kid | Kinney, Jeff | Puffin Books | 4,398 | |
| 3 | Irelandopedia:A Compendium of Maps, Facts and Knowledge | Burke, John & Burke, Fatti & Burke, Kath | Gill & Macmillan | 4,108 | |
| 4 | Fish Detective,The:Moone Boy | O’Dowd, Chris & Murphy, Nick Vincent | Macmillan Children’s Books | 1,616 | |
| 5 | Girl Online: On Tour:(2) :Girl Online | Sugg, Zoe | Penguin Books | 1,505 | |
| 6 | Gangsta Granny | Walliams, David | HarperCollinsChildren’sBooks | 1,501 | |
| 7 | Billionaire Boy | Walliams, David | HarperCollinsChildren’sBooks | 1,173 | |
| 8 | Demon Dentist | Walliams, David | HarperCollinsChildren’sBooks | 1,070 | |
| 9 | Asking for it | O’Neill, Louise | Quercus Publishing Plc | 1,038 | |
| 10 | Mr Stink | Walliams, David | HarperCollinsChildren’sBooks | 994 | |
