Murdering the competition: Richard Osman thriller tops UK library loans
by Sarah Shaffi from World news | The Guardian on (#605TB)
Stats from 2020-21 reveal that the Pointless presenter's The Thursday Murder Club is the biggest hit in UK libraries
Richard Osman's The Thursday Murder Club was the most borrowed book from UK libraries in the year 2020-21, while the prolific bestseller James Patterson was the most borrowed author overall.
The Public Lending Right (PLR) data, which collates information on library loans and pays authors for every book borrowed, showed that crime and thriller books were the most popular genres among library users.
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