#12 — July 2025 bestsellers + the travel book market

In episode 12 of NielsenIQ BookData's The Bestsellers podcast, Belle and Philip count down the top 20 bestselling books in the UK in the month of July (01.03),  reveal their "Beyond the Bestsellers" picks (06:47), and put travel books "Under the Spotlight" (16:48). Along the way Belle and Philip discuss a first adult number one for an established children's writer, celebrate and reflect on the podcast's first birthday, highlight two books enjoying sales boosts for very different reasons and, inspired by Slutty Chef, reveal their go-to cheeky Nando's order.Books featured in this episode that can be purchased at all good booksellers include: — Slutty Chef's Tart— Holly Jackson's Not Quite Dead Yet— Ozzy Osbourne's I Am Ozzy— Michael Palin's Himalaya— Richard Osman's We Solve MurdersFurther reading:— The Bookseller on travel book sales— The Observer on The Salt Path— Service95 interview with Slutty Chef— BBC article on potty training— The Story Exchange on Gen Alpha Slang 101The views expressed in this podcast are those of the presenters and not that of NIQ. For more information about who we are and what we do, visit NielsenIQ BookData Home - NIQ. Follow Nielsen Book on Instagram (@_bookdata) and Linkedin (@nielsen-book). Get in touch with Philip and Belle at [email protected] hosted by Philip Stone and Belle Edelman, and produced and edited by Chris White. Theme music by Nela Ruiz. Thanks for listening!