Bestseller changes in France
Rebecca Yarros' book Threshing Day sold 23,024 copies in one week, making it the top-selling book in France. The book is a collection of thirteen stories set during the Threshing, a significant event in the series The Empyrean and its dragons.Continuing success for Sarah Knafo
Sarah Knafo's The Century Heist sold 21,238 copies this week, keeping her in second place. Over seven weeks, her book has sold a total of 287,363 copies, showing consistent popularity.New entrant on the podium
Freida McFadden's The Boyfriend climbed the rankings and joined the top three with 20,430 copies sold this week. The book has sold a total of 39,879 copies since its release.Drop in sales for a former leader
Dear Debbie, which was the top-selling book last week with 31,360 copies sold, fell to fourth place. It sold 19,582 copies this week, a decrease of nearly 12,000 copies in just one week.Fayard's strong presence
Fayard has two books in the top five. Sarah Knafo's The Century Heist is in second place, and Philippe de Villiers' Resurrection: The Return of the Eternal France holds fifth with 12,897 copies sold.Rising and falling positions
The Founder by Giuliano da Empoli moved up to sixth place with 12,009 copies sold, an increase from 10,854 the previous week. Meanwhile, Lou! Sonata, Volume 3 by Julien Neel dropped to seventh place after leaving the podium.Comics and new entries
Mortelle Adèle and the Paper Labyrinths by Mr Tan and Diane Le Feyer rose to eighth place with 9,569 sales. The collector's edition of She Wasn't a Guy by Sumiko Arai entered ninth place with 8,521 copies sold.Newcomer to the top ten
Laurie Gilmore's The Gingerbread Bakery made its debut in the top ten, selling 7,574 copies in its first week. The book is translated by Marion Schwartz and published by HarperCollins.Falling from the podium
Thélyson Orélien's It Was That or Die dropped from third place two weeks ago to nineteenth place. The book sold 6,699 copies this week, bringing its total to 90,412 copies.Top and Flop of the week
The River Upside Down, Volume 1: Tomek by Jean-Claude Mourlevat rose 61 places to 101st, selling 2,193 copies. In contrast, The Ink of Hate by Kentin Jarno fell 117 places to 158th, selling 1,562 copies.Market trends and sales
The French book market sold 4,642 million copies in the week, a decrease of 3.2% compared to the previous week. The total turnover also dropped by 4.1%, from 62,522 to 59,985 million euros.Sales distribution
Specialized supermarkets accounted for 52% of the sales, the highest share among all sectors. They experienced the largest decline, selling 2,431 million copies compared to 2,557 million the previous week. Bookstores saw a much smaller decrease, selling 1,607 million copies compared to 1,610 million.
