In late 2018 we started a brand new blog series, documenting the last one hundred years of bestsellers. We’ve had a blog for every year from 1918 to 2017, each listing the ten bestsellers of that particular year. It’s been an interesting series, and not always because the books have stood the test of time! If you’ve been following the series then we hope you have enjoyed it, and now with every year complete, we’ve collated the list in chronological order making it easy for you to find any particular year you wish.
So here they are, the bestselling books of the last one hundred years!
Natalie Haynes returns with new Greek myths book
September 14, 2026
Natalie Haynes returns with new Greek myths book
Classicist, broadcaster, creator of the hit podcast ‘Stands up for the Classics’, and author of…
The Queerest of Folk: Russell T Davies to share a life in television in new memoir
Welsh screenwriter and television producer, Russell T Davies, is perhaps best known as the original…
Channing Tatum teams up with Roxane Gay to pen romance novel
April 10, 2026
Channing Tatum teams up with Roxane Gay to pen romance novel
In an unlikely collaboration, actor and film producer, Channing Tatum is teaming up with writer…
Time Traveler’s Wife sequel to publish this autumn
February 1, 2026
Time Traveler’s Wife sequel to publish this autumn
Audrey Niffenegger’s global bestselling novel, The Time Traveler’s Wife, is set to get a sequel,…
Multi-Million selling author of The Help returns with new book
November 29, 2025
Multi-Million selling author of The Help returns with new book
Kathryn Stockett, the author of multi-million selling hit novel, The Help is returning with a…
Wicked prequel ‘Galinda: A Charmed Childhood’ to publish in 2026
November 28, 2025
Wicked prequel ‘Galinda: A Charmed Childhood’ to publish in 2026
Gregory Maguire, author of Wicked, is set to release a prequel focussing on the early…