She’s apples. Liane Moriarty tops the books charts for Christmas | jasonfsteger
adventures have been top six times; with Jamie Oliver featuring on two occasions; and Scott Pape’s, was atop the Christmas tree for Australian readers.had been selling fantastically.“Liane Moriarty always sells really well here. My customers are very attached to her – perhaps because of the unsubstantiated rumour that she used Avalon Primary School as a setting in. She touches on the dark and dirty side of human nature, but done in a light and readable fashion.
Tabner said she was feeling very positive about the market: sales had started to pick up and there had been some strong titles published throughout the year.“Christmas seems to get later and later in terms of the festive mood. Avalon was in lockdown last Christmas, so people are looking for some escape this year – it’s been a while. But a love of reading was reignited in lockdown and it seems to have stayed.
In Melbourne, Readings managing director Mark Rubbo began the week – bravely, he says – with the opening of a new shop, his eighth, in the Emporium Centre. He agreed it had been a good year for both Australian and international fiction, but said lockdowns had made things difficult and sales had dropped as a consequence. November had been strong, but this month had seen a slight dip. Nevertheless, he thought the Christmas season would finish strongly.had been proving particularly popular.
Dymocks category manager for fiction Kate Mayor said she was particularly pleased that Australian writers were doing so well. “It’s a very strong Australian Christmas. We are just delighted that our 50-plus stores are open.” She said it was just before Christmas last year that parts of Sydney went into lockdown and that had “derailed things a bit. But we have seen growth year on year in the market despite supply chain issues.
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