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11/02/2005
Wilson retains top spot as hot library choice
Children's author Jacqueline Wilson has retained her position as the UK's most borrowed author, according to the latest figures.
The figures, compiled by Public Lending Right (PLR) over 2003-2004, showed that Ms Wilson's books, including 'The Illustrated Mum' and 'The Story of Tracy Beaker', were borrowed over two million times from public libraries.
It is the second year running that Jacqueline Wilson has been named as the UK's most borrowed author. Last year, she ended the late Dame Catherine Cookson's remarkable 17-year run at the top of the PLR charts. Danielle Steel and Josephine Cox remain in second and third place, respectively, also for the second year running, while children's author, Mike Inkpen, moved up one place to fourth place. James Patterson, the best-selling author of the Alex Cross thrillers and 'The Woman's Club' series, moved up the list to sixth place (from 13th last year), as did crime author, Ian Rankin, who moved up to ninth place, from 16th the year before.
The most borrowed book was JK Rowling's latest instalment in the Harry Potter series, 'The Order of the Phoenix'. Rowling also moved up the most borrowed author's list to 29th place, from 42nd place last year. John Grisham's 'The King of Torts' was the most borrowed adult fiction title, while Bill Bryson's 'A Short History of Nearly Everything' was the most borrowed non-fiction title.
(KMcA/SP)
The figures, compiled by Public Lending Right (PLR) over 2003-2004, showed that Ms Wilson's books, including 'The Illustrated Mum' and 'The Story of Tracy Beaker', were borrowed over two million times from public libraries.
It is the second year running that Jacqueline Wilson has been named as the UK's most borrowed author. Last year, she ended the late Dame Catherine Cookson's remarkable 17-year run at the top of the PLR charts. Danielle Steel and Josephine Cox remain in second and third place, respectively, also for the second year running, while children's author, Mike Inkpen, moved up one place to fourth place. James Patterson, the best-selling author of the Alex Cross thrillers and 'The Woman's Club' series, moved up the list to sixth place (from 13th last year), as did crime author, Ian Rankin, who moved up to ninth place, from 16th the year before.
The most borrowed book was JK Rowling's latest instalment in the Harry Potter series, 'The Order of the Phoenix'. Rowling also moved up the most borrowed author's list to 29th place, from 42nd place last year. John Grisham's 'The King of Torts' was the most borrowed adult fiction title, while Bill Bryson's 'A Short History of Nearly Everything' was the most borrowed non-fiction title.
(KMcA/SP)
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