05 February 2016
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Children's authors most borrowed from UK libraries
Three out of the four authors who clocked up more than 1m loans from UK libraries in 2014/15 are writers for children ...
Three out of the four authors who clocked up more than 1 million loans from UK libraries in 2014/15 are writers for children
Julia Donaldson, Daisy Meadows and Francesca Simon are in the million+ loan club along with thriller writer James Patterson.
To celebrate National Libraries' Day tomorrow, PLR has released its annual data on the most borrowed authors and books from UK libraries, including the information above. Other interesting book-borrowing factoids about 2014/15 are:
• James Patterson, this year's most borrowed author, has remained the number-one most borrowed writer since 2006/7.
• Of the top ten most borrowed titles, nine were crime or thrillers, with Jeff Kinney's Diary of a Wimpy Kid sneaking in at tenth.
• Jacqueline Wilson is the most-borrowed children's author over the last 20 years. Her books have been borrowed more than 25 million times since 1995.
• The single most-borrowed title was Personal by Lee Child. Never Go Back, also by Lee Child, is in second place. Lee Child is the ninth most borrowed author overall.
• Julia Donaldson is the second most borrowed author, with Daisy Meadows and Francesca Simon in third and fourth place.
• The most-borowed audiobook was Without a Trace by Lesley Pearse, read by Emma Powell.
• Crime writer MC Beaton continues her six-year run of being the most-borrowed British author of books for adults.
• During Februrary, PLR will make payments totalling £6 million to 22,347 writers, illustrators, photographers, editors, translators adaptors, narrators, producers and abridgers.
• The rate per loan for 2016 is 7.67 pence.
Julia Donaldson, Daisy Meadows and Francesca Simon are in the million+ loan club along with thriller writer James Patterson.
To celebrate National Libraries' Day tomorrow, PLR has released its annual data on the most borrowed authors and books from UK libraries, including the information above. Other interesting book-borrowing factoids about 2014/15 are:
• James Patterson, this year's most borrowed author, has remained the number-one most borrowed writer since 2006/7.
• Of the top ten most borrowed titles, nine were crime or thrillers, with Jeff Kinney's Diary of a Wimpy Kid sneaking in at tenth.
• Jacqueline Wilson is the most-borrowed children's author over the last 20 years. Her books have been borrowed more than 25 million times since 1995.
• The single most-borrowed title was Personal by Lee Child. Never Go Back, also by Lee Child, is in second place. Lee Child is the ninth most borrowed author overall.
• Julia Donaldson is the second most borrowed author, with Daisy Meadows and Francesca Simon in third and fourth place.
• The most-borowed audiobook was Without a Trace by Lesley Pearse, read by Emma Powell.
• Crime writer MC Beaton continues her six-year run of being the most-borrowed British author of books for adults.
• During Februrary, PLR will make payments totalling £6 million to 22,347 writers, illustrators, photographers, editors, translators adaptors, narrators, producers and abridgers.
• The rate per loan for 2016 is 7.67 pence.
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