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Potter book tops borrowing list | Potter book tops borrowing list |
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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince was the most borrowed book from Scottish libraries last year. | Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince was the most borrowed book from Scottish libraries last year. |
The JK Rowling novel, the sixth in the Harry Potter series, beat books by crime writers Ian Rankin and Quintin Jardine to secure the top slot. | The JK Rowling novel, the sixth in the Harry Potter series, beat books by crime writers Ian Rankin and Quintin Jardine to secure the top slot. |
The other authors to make the Scottish top 10 included James Patterson, Maeve Binchy and Patricia Cornwell. | The other authors to make the Scottish top 10 included James Patterson, Maeve Binchy and Patricia Cornwell. |
The figures were released by the Public Lending Right, an organisation which ensures authors get their royalties. | |
Its statistics showed a change in the public's reading habits over the last decade. | Its statistics showed a change in the public's reading habits over the last decade. |
MOST BORROWED BOOKS Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince - JK RowlingA Question of Blood - Ian RankinFleshmarket Close - Ian RankinMary, Mary - James PattersonStay of Execution - Quintin JardineLethal Intent - Quintin JardineOne City - Alexander McCall Smith, Ian Rankin, Irvine WelshNight of Rain and Stars - Maeve BinchyHoneymoon - James Patterson & Howard RoughanTrace - Patricia Cornwell | MOST BORROWED BOOKS Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince - JK RowlingA Question of Blood - Ian RankinFleshmarket Close - Ian RankinMary, Mary - James PattersonStay of Execution - Quintin JardineLethal Intent - Quintin JardineOne City - Alexander McCall Smith, Ian Rankin, Irvine WelshNight of Rain and Stars - Maeve BinchyHoneymoon - James Patterson & Howard RoughanTrace - Patricia Cornwell |
Ten years ago romantic novels, and writers like Catherine Cookson, dominated the most-borrowed list. | Ten years ago romantic novels, and writers like Catherine Cookson, dominated the most-borrowed list. |
In more recent years crime and children's writing has come to prominence. | In more recent years crime and children's writing has come to prominence. |
Last year, children's author Jacqueline Wilson was the most borrowed in the UK for the fourth year running. | Last year, children's author Jacqueline Wilson was the most borrowed in the UK for the fourth year running. |
She was followed by thriller writer James Patterson, romance authors Josephine Cox and Danielle Steel, and Edinburgh-based crime writer Ian Rankin. | She was followed by thriller writer James Patterson, romance authors Josephine Cox and Danielle Steel, and Edinburgh-based crime writer Ian Rankin. |
Two of his novels were in the Scottish top 10, taking second and third place, while Quintin Jardine also occupied two slots in the list. | Two of his novels were in the Scottish top 10, taking second and third place, while Quintin Jardine also occupied two slots in the list. |
Jim Parker, the head of the PLR, said: "The Scottish figures are interesting in that they reflect a trend towards crime fiction and a move away from the romantic stories that once dominated the list. | |
"There does seem to be a preoccupation with grisly crime which features very strongly in the Scottish list. | |
"Also Scottish writers feature more heavily than locals do in lists from other parts of the UK, and I think that reflects the strength of crime fiction in Scotland at the moment." |
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