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The Girl on the Train tops UK library borrowing

By crimefictionlover

3 February, 2017

Over the past few years, crime fiction has ruled the roost in terms of books borrowed from British libraries, and it seems the only threat to its hegemony in 2015-16 was the Wimpy Kid series by Jeff Kinney. The Girl on the Train by Paula…

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James Patterson reigns supreme in UK libraries

By crimefictionlover

14 February, 2014

The American thriller writer James Patterson was the most borrowed author in UK libraries last year, according to data released today by Public Lending Right. Patterson has held first place since 2007, with books such as the 11th Hour, Guilty Wives and I, Michael Bennett…

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Crime rules in UK libraries

By crimefictionlover

9 February, 2013

Four of the top five most borrowed books in UK libraries were by crime and thriller authors, according to Public Lending Right, the body that makes sure authors receive a payment 6.3 pence each time one of their books is taken out of a library….

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Libraries: crime most wanted

By crimefictionlover

4 February, 2012

Public Lending Right – the body that pays royalties for library borrowing to authors – has released its lists of the most borrowed books in the UK, and crime tops the fiction tables. The most borrowed book in 2010/11 was Dan Brown’s The Lost Symbol,…

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