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In the middle of the Bogotá International Book Fair (Filbo), they were announced the best-selling books in Colombia in the first quarter of the year.
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Starting this year, the Colombian Book Chamber will announce the best-selling books quarter by quarter, with all the data provided by Nielsen BookScan, who They are based on information collected at points of sale.
In accordance with international standards, this ranking will be presented by categories: adult fiction, adult non-fiction, and children’s and youth literature.
As it was expected, The list of Adult Fiction is headed by the posthumous novel by the Nobel Prize winner in Literature, Gabriel García Márquez, See you in Augustwhich since it was launched at the beginning of March has remained among the best sellers in different cities in the country.
Second place went to one of the most read writers in recent years, Isabel Allende with The silence knows my name, a highly topical story that addresses migration, displacement and oblivion. The author repeats in 15th place with ‘Violeta’.
The third was for The silent patient by Alex Michaelides, in fourth place Gabriel García Márquez appears again with one of his greatest works, One hundred years of lonelinesswhich was republished in a special edition.
All this momentum has been given by the announcement of the publication of his posthumous novel and the upcoming premiere of the Netflix series about this novel. Gabo repeats in 13th place with A Chronicle of a Death Foretold and in port 17 with Love in the time of cholera.
Santiago Posteguilloone of the Spanish writers invited to the current Bogotá International Book Fair, ranked fifth with Damn Rome, continuing the saga about ancient Rome. In the sixth, he was The psychoanalyst by John Katzenbach.
And coinciding with the celebration of one hundred years since the first publicationThe Maelstrom by José Eustasio Rivera, turned out to be the seventh best-selling book in the category.
Following the order, they complete the ranking: Little Women by Louisa May Alcott, Break the circle by Colleen Hoover, Extraordinary stories by Edgar Allan Poe, Satan by Mario Mendoza, They want us dead by Javier Moro, A Chronicle of a Death Foretold by Gabriel García Márquez, Except my heart, everything is fine by Héctor Abad Faciolince, Violet by Isabel Allende, Break the ice by Hannah Grace, Love in the time of cholera by Gabriel García Márquez, Whiteness by Jon Fosse, The city and its uncertain walls by Haruki Murakami and Trilogy by Jon Fosse.
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In the adult non-fiction category, the list is topped by Atomic habits by James Cleara self-help book to improve the quality of life with small changes in habits, which since last year has been occupying the first places among the best sellers in the country.
Going the same way How to make good things happen to you by Marian Rojasin second place, while in third, is the testimony of one of the founders of the most feared criminal organizations in the history of drug trafficking, Life and death of the Medellín Cartel by Carlos Lehder.
They follow: Find your vitamin person by Marian Rojas, The psychology of money by Morgan Housel, How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie, The power of Now by Eckhart Tolle, This pain is mine by Mark Wolynn, The 5am club by Robin Sharma – who has been seducing readers for more than two years –, I don’t know how to show where it hurts by Amalia Andrade Arango, The children of the Amazon by Daniel Coronell, stop being you by Joe Dispenza, Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor Emil Frankl, The first ladies by Felipe Zuleta Lleras, the power of words by Mariano Sigman, The four Agreements by Miguel Ruiz, Takeaway therapy by Ana Pérez, Women who love too much by Robin Norwood, The man is alive and is with you by Alberto Linero and The richest man in Babylon by George S. Clason.
In the children’s and youth category, the list is headed by the Latin Grammy-winning actress and singer, Juliana Velásquez, with her novel Deep Seafollowed by wings of blood by Rebecca Yarros, who repeats in fourth place with iron wings.
The saga created by JK Rowling continues to captivate new generations, which is why three of her books are in the ranking, starting in third place with harry potter and the Philosopher’s Stonefollowed by Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets in eighth place, and in number 15, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.
A classic of classics, The little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupery, completed the top five in this category, followed by Colombia, my grandfather and I by the Colombian Pilar Lozano.
Other of the most read books in the children’s category are: Los compas y el fin del multiverso by Mikecrack, El Trollino, Timba Vk, Pokémon adventures coloring, Yolo adventures 3. The space imposters by Yolo, Nando, Mariana, Panda, When I feel anger: A book about emotions from Igloo Books, Bluey 2. The big patio, Bluey 1. Games and fun and Bluey 4. Where is Bluey? by Ludo Studio, 365 stories: A story for every day of the year by Maria José Pingray, When I feel joy: A book about emotions and When I feel afraid: A book about emotions from Igloo Books, Yolo adventures. The mansion of nightmares and Yolo adventures 2. The mystery of the Amazon by Nando, Yolo, Mariana, Panda.
