What is a bestseller but a book that sells well simply because it’s selling well? In an effort to combat the shrinking of the literary bell curve in the UK, Tibor Jones was behind a two month study group that asked 10 different groups of readers to list recently published books that they have read or wanted to read, in order of urgency. The top ten lists created a vital discussion that helped clarify what makes for interesting reading in the UK today and also combats the ‘sales creates sales’ thinking of most UK bestseller lists |
