Irish Bestsellers 2nd January 2021

Happy new year, as we bring you the first charts of 2021! Numbers have dropped sharply, a probable combination of post-Christmas and a new lockdown. Do continue to use your local bookshop – find out who has online services and/or click and collect options, so we can all support our booksellers!

Too early yet of course for any 2021 releases; our top spot this week is claimed by Charlie Mackesy’s enduringly beloved The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse which we’d guess has made some lovely presents for people this year, and perhaps has brightened an uncertain new year for others. If you’re in need of a diary, you could try the Paperback Non-Fiction chart, where we have the Oh My God, What A Complete Diary 2021 by Emer McLysaght and Sarah Breen or The Irish Get Up and Go Diary 2021; at nos. 7 and 10 respectively. Beyond this, the biggest trend this week is the usual January self-improvement drive: Pinch of Nom Quick and Easy by Kay Featherstone and Kate Allinson is at no. 2 (and it’s well worth it. Try the honey and chilli pork loin…), Rhonda Byrne, author of the bestselling The Secret, is back with The Greatest Secret, a November release that’s currently at no. 10 in Hardback Non-Fiction, and finally the Happy Pear duo, David and Stephen Flynn, are back with this week’s featured book. The Happy Health Plan at no. 18 (and no. 5 in Paperback Non-Fiction). Here’s the blurb:

From the Sunday Times bestselling authors, The Happy Pear

‘My go-to for incredible vegan recipes’ Joe Wicks

Want to improve your health, lose weight or gain more energy? A plant-based diet might be the answer you’re looking for.

The Happy Health Plan brings you 90 brand new, mouth-watering recipes and four bespoke meals straight from the Happy Pear kitchen. The recipes have been specially designed with medical experts to look after your heart, give you glowing skin, calm your gut and help you lose weight, without counting a single calorie. 

Cooking with more plants means that every meal is full of fibre, high in vitamins and low in saturated fat, which means they boost your energy, reduce cholesterol and keep you fuller for longer. 

Including lots of classic dishes, from a creamy carbonara to a katsu curry, a fluffy pancake stack and even a berry crumble, this book will help you to look after your whole body health, inside and out, with tastier food than ever before. 

‘Awesome plans that show how plant-based food can transform your health’ BOSH!

And now, this week’s charts, with the Top 20 followed by the Top 10 in each category: