As of: March 9, 2024, 12:07 p.m
By: Sven Trautwein
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What was bought and read particularly frequently in 2023?
The book bestsellers caused a few surprises outside of first place.
The renowned author Sebastian Fitzek once again occupies a top position in the annual German literature charts.
““Parents’ Evening – Not a Thriller (Even if the title sounds like horror!)” by Sebastian Fitzek is the best-selling book in 2023,” informed
Media Control
.
The humorous novel reached first place (January 1st to December 17th).
Fitzek most recently scored points in 2020 with the psychological thriller “The Way Home”.
In 2021, “The Song of Crayfish” by Delia Owens was the bestselling novel, and in 2022, “A Question of Chemistry” by Bonnie Garmus.
E-books and audio books bestsellers 2023
The best-selling books of 2023: Sebastian Fitzek tops the charts with “Parents’ Evening”.
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Media Control also published the most popular e-book of the year in its list of media bestsellers: “The best-selling e-book of 2023 is “Atlas - The Story of Pa Salt” by Lucinda Riley and Harry Whittaker, the crowning achievement of the worldwide acclaimed “Seven Sisters” series.”
The eighth volume of the “Sisters” series concludes the novels by the Northern Irish writer Riley, who died of cancer in June 2021 at the age of 56.
In 2015, the first volume of the family saga “The Seven Sisters” was published by Goldmann in German.
Further volumes followed annually.
Riley wrote the final parts with the knowledge of her cancer diagnosis.
The finale, which focuses on the sisters' father, was written by Riley's son Harry Whittaker based on sections already completed by his mother and notes.
The audio book success of 2023
In the area of audio books, a dragon saga led the field in 2023: “The front runner of the most successful titles published in 2023 (according to hours consumed by
Bookbeat
) is the audio book “Fourth Wing - Flame Kissed (Fourth Wing 1)” by Rebecca Yarros.” according to Deutscher Press agency.
You can find a list of the most popular audio books here.
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Yarros' “Kisses of Flames” series rides on the wave of success of Romantasy, a fusion of the romance and fantasy genres, as
Deutschlandfunk Kultur
analyzes.
With numerous details, the American author creates a fictional world around the Kingdom of Navarre, which uses military and magical powers to defend itself against enemies.
The book is also available as a more expensive decorative edition with a color cut, which not all readers like.
Epic battles between good and evil, different types of dragons with individual character traits as well as clever plot twists and sex scenes characterize the books of the mother of six.
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Prince Harry's biography also sold well.
As with most books, whether his book “Reserve” was actually read or just bought remains an open question.
The title was left behind at an above-average rate by holidaymakers at their holiday destination and became a litter problem.
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