Since 2022, Colombia has had reliable and accurate information on the best-selling books in the market, thanks to the collection of information gathered by the data provider Nielsen BookScan at the different points of sale throughout the country. This service, which benefits all the actors in the book trade chain, came to the country with the support of the Colombian Book Chamber.
Recently, the Colombian Book Chamber and Nielsen BookScan published the list of the 25 best-selling books in Colombia in the first half of 2023. The results are very striking. As has been the case in recent years, the ‘nonfiction’ category continues to gain popularity over ‘fiction’ books.
The Colombian Book Chamber and Nilsen revealed the list of best sellers in the country. | Photo: Getty Images
Novels like Except my heart, everything is fine, by Héctor Abad Faciolince; the children’s book Yolo Aventuras 2: the mystery of the Amazon, Violeta, by the Chilean Isabel Allende; Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, by the English JK Rowling, and the book of fables Colombia, my grandfather and I, by Pilar Lozano, are some of the books that stood out in the fiction category.
However, the statistics revealed that what Colombians are most interested in reading are self-help and leadership books, since the five best-selling books in Colombia are within this category with copies such as Atomic Habits, by James Clear; How to make good things happen to you?, by Marian Rojas Estapé; The psychology of money, by Morgan Housel; The 5am Club, by Robin Sharma and Ruge, by Daniel Habif.
After this category, there are books like In the Shadow: The Memoirs of Prince Harry, located at number 7 on the list. As for literature, the first work is in 12th place, with Except my heart, everything is fine, by Héctor Abad Faciolince.
The best-selling books in Colombia are in the self-help and leadership category. “Ruge”, by Daniel Habif, ranked fifth. | Photo: Provided to SEMANA
The 25 best-selling books in Colombia this year
1. Atomic Habits – James Clear
2. How to make good things happen to you? – Marian Rojas Estape
3. The psychology of money – Morgan Housel
4. The 5am Club – Robin Sharma
6. The Power of Now – Eckhart Tolle
7. In the Shadows – Prince Harry
The author recounts in the book how his father told Princess Diana, on the day of Harry’s birth: “Wonderful! Now that you have given me an heir and a spare, my job is done.” | Photo: gettyimages
8. The four agreements – Miguel Ruiz
9. The power of words – Mariano Sigman
11. Find your vitamin person – Marian Rojas Estapé
12. Except my heart, everything is fine – Héctor Abad Faciolince
13. Man’s Search for Meaning – Viktor Emil Frankl
14. How to win friends and influence people? -Dale Carnegie
15. Spirituality for humans, a sublime path – Alberto Linero
16. Yolo Aventuras 2: the mystery of the Amazon – Yolo Aventuras
17. Reading is resisting – Mario Mendoza
18. As – Carlos Jaramillo
19. The metabolic miracle – Carlos Jaramillo
20. Breaking the Circle – Colleen Hoover
21. Violet – Isabel Allende
22. This Pain Is Not Mine: Identify and Resolve Family Trauma – Mark Wolynn
23. Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone – JK Rowling
24. Stop Being You – Joe Dispenza
25. Colombia, my grandfather and I – Pilar Lozano
2023-08-01 20:30:48
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