ORIGINAL WORDS TV PROGRAMMING · 24 OCTOBER 2026

World Book Charts

Find out what readers are buying across the United States, United Kingdom, Canada and Australia. Five narrated programmes with original commentary, atmospheric moving visuals, and dated sources.

Chart categories and publication dates vary between countries. The programme editions explicitly identify their source and date. Rankings are facts reported with original Words TV commentary; this is not an independently compiled sales league or a direct cross-country sales comparison.
UNITED KINGDOM · 1 MIN

Uk Book Bestsellers

The Bookseller published print chart, top five shown. Chart viewed 24 October 2026.

  1. 1 Gruffalo Granny · Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler
  2. 2 Lottie Brooks's Twelve Disasters of Christmas · Katie Kirby
  3. 3 Bunny vs Monkey: Day of the Heroes! · Jamie Smart
  4. 4 Threshing Day · Rebecca Yarros
  5. 5 Reap & Sow · Charlotte B. Plumb

Source: The Bookseller / Nielsen BookScan ↗

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CANADA · 1 MIN

Canadian Fiction Bestsellers

Hardcover fiction. Chart dated 17 October 2026.

  1. 1 Threshing Day · Rebecca Yarros
  2. 2 The Witch · Freida McFadden
  3. 3 Other Worlds Than These · Stephen King and Peter Straub
  4. 4 Partita · Barbara Kingsolver
  5. 5 The French Illusion · John Grisham

Source: The Globe and Mail / BookNet Canada SalesData ↗

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AUSTRALIA · 1 MIN

Australian Bestsellers

Books+Publishing national bestseller list, leading four. Published 23 October 2026.

  1. 1 Threshing Day · Rebecca Yarros
  2. 2 The German Ward · Pip Williams
  3. 3 The Witch · Freida McFadden
  4. 4 Full Circle · Chris Hammer

Source: Books+Publishing / Nielsen BookScan ↗

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WORLD · 1 MIN

World Book Charts

Editorial roundup of separately sourced national charts. 24 October 2026.

  1. 1 ONE BOOK, FOUR MARKETS · Threshing Day · Rebecca Yarros
  2. 2 A THRILLER ACROSS BORDERS · The Witch · Freida McFadden
  3. 3 THE UK LOVES CHILDREN'S BOOKS · Gruffalo Granny · Julia Donaldson
  4. 4 CANADA'S FANTASY FOLLOWING · Other Worlds Than These · Stephen King and Peter Straub
  5. 5 AN AUSTRALIAN AUTHOR RISES · The German Ward · Pip Williams

Source: NYT, The Bookseller, The Globe and Mail, Books+Publishing ↗

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