Philip and Belle count down the UK's top 20 bestselling books in the month of January (02.21), reveal their "Beyond the Bestsellers" picks (11.24), and discuss New Year, New You season in "Under the Spotlight" (24.39). Along the way they discuss the record-breaking sales of a new fantasy novel, the dramatic rise in sales of personal development titles over the past decade, books that change your life, Plato, Stoicism, linocut Christmas cards, and get all nostalgic looking back at diet fads in years gone by (The Dukan Diet! Dr Atkins! GI Hip and Thigh!). Link to The Guardian's article on the rise in childhood anxiety Link to The Bookseller's article on sales of Rebecca Yarros's Onyx Storm Link to Knowledge at Wharton: Life Hacks from Marcus AureliusLink to Exupery Design's New Year's Resolutions Generator Books featured in this episode that can be purchased from all good booksellers include:— Jamie Oliver's Easy Air Fryer— Jennie Godfrey's The List of Suspicious Things— Coco Wyo's Girl Moments— Daniel Levitin's Music as Medicine— Anthony Kessel's American MysteryFor more information about who we are and what we do, visit NielsenIQ BookData Home - NIQ. Follow Nielsen Book on X (@bookdata), Linkedin (@nielsen-book) and Instagram (@nielsenbook). Get in touch with Philip and Belle at [email protected] hosted by Philip Stone and Belle Edelman, and produced and edited by Chris White. Theme music by Nela Ruiz. Thanks for listening!

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