James Patterson dominates library lending, with 2.3m loans in 2011
Author takes five places on PLR's top 10 most-borrowed books, with remainder also thrillers and mysteries
With book lovers up and down the country branding library closures criminal, perhaps the stranglehold crime fiction continues to hold on borrowers' hearts should be no surprise. All 10 of the most borrowed titles from the UK's libraries were gritty thrillers or mysteries last year, new figures show, with US crime powerhouse James Patterson racking up an astonishing 2.3m loans.
From: Books: Books + News | guardian.co.uk
Friday, 3 February, 2012
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