Catherine Cookson drops out of library charts
Rise of the US crime thriller leaves tales of northern, plucky women on the shelf, figures for most borrowed books reveal
Catherine Cookson, for years the most borrowed writer from the UK's lending libraries, has been comprehensively overshadowed by the giants of American popular fiction, latest figures reveal.
From: Books: Books + News | guardian.co.uk
Thursday, 11 February, 2010
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