2021 Awards

The following books have been awarded Platinum (1,000,000), Gold (500,000) and Silver (250,000) status at the Nielsen Bestseller Awards in 2021 based on UK sales figures in the 21st Century.

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Cabin Fever

By Jeff Kinney

Platinum Bestseller

Published: 2013

UK publisher: Puffin

George’s Marvellous Medicine

By Roald Dahl & Quentin Blake (Illustrator)

Platinum Bestseller

Published: 1981

UK publisher: Puffin

Normal People

By Sally Rooney

Platinum Bestseller

Published: 2018

UK publisher: Faber & Faber

Pride and Prejudice

By Jane Austen

Platinum Bestseller

Published: 1813

UK publisher: Penguin

The Boy in a Dress

By David Walliams & illustrated by Quentin Blake

Platinum Bestseller

Published: 2008

UK publisher: HarperCollins

The Boy, The Mole, The Fox and The Horse

By Charlie Mackesy

Platinum Bestseller

Published: 2019

UK publisher: Ebury Press

The Cuckoo’s Calling: Cormoran Strike

By Robert Galbraith

Platinum Bestseller

Published: 2013

UK publisher: Sphere

The Thursday Murder Club

By Richard Osman

Platinum Bestseller

Published: 2020

UK publisher: Viking

Blood Orange

By Harriet Tyce

Gold Bestseller

Published: 2019

UK publisher: Headline

Fing

By David Walliams & illustrated by Tony Ross

Gold Bestseller

Published: 2019

UK publisher: HarperCollins

Girl, Woman, Other

By Bernardine Evaristo

Gold Bestseller

Published: 2020

UK publisher: Penguin

Lose Weight for Good: Full-flavour cooking for a low-calorie diet

By Tom Kerridge

Gold Bestseller

Published: 2017

UK publisher: Absolute Press

Mythos: The Greek Myths Retold

By Stephen Fry

Gold Bestseller

Published: 2018

UK publisher: Penguin

Nine Perfect Strangers

By Liane Moriarty

Gold Bestseller

Published: 2018

UK publisher: Penguin

Reasons to Stay Alive

By Matt Haig

Gold Bestseller

Published: 2015

UK publisher: Canongate Books

The Beekeeper of Aleppo

By Christy Lefteri

Gold Bestseller

Published: 2019

UK publisher: Bonnier Books

The Break

By Marian Keyes

Gold Bestseller

Published: 2017

UK publisher: Michael Joseph

The Christmasaurus

By Tom Fletcher and illustrated by Shane Devries

Gold Bestseller

Published: 2017

UK publisher: Puffin

The Family Upstairs

By Lisa Jewell

Gold Bestseller

Published: 2019

UK publisher: Arrow Books

The Flatshare

By Beth O’Leary

Gold Bestseller

Published: 2019

UK publisher: Quercus

The Letter

By Kathryn Hughes

Gold Bestseller

Published: 2015

UK publisher: Headline

The Silent Patient

By Alex Michaelides

Gold Bestseller

Published: 2019

UK publisher: Orion

Where the Crawdads Sing

By Delia Owens

Gold Bestseller

Published: 2018

UK publisher: Little Brown

Why I’m No Longer Talking to White People About Race

By Reni Eddo-Lodge

Gold Bestseller

Published: 2017

UK publisher: Bloomsbury

A Promised Land

By Barack Obama

Silver Bestseller

Published: 2020

UK publisher: Viking

Birthday Boy

By David Baddiel and illustrated by Jim Field

Silver Bestseller

Published: 2017

UK publisher: HarperCollins

Found

By Erin Kinsley

Silver Bestseller

Published: 2019

UK publisher: Headline

Head Kid

By David Baddiel and illustrated by Steven Lenton

Silver Bestseller

Published: 2018

UK publisher: HarperCollins

How to Stop Time

By Matt Haig

Silver Bestseller

Published: 2017

UK publisher: Canongate Books

Now You See Her

By Heidi Perks

Silver Bestseller

Published: 2018

UK publisher: Century

Secret Commonwealth

By Philip Pullman

Silver Bestseller

Published: 2019

UK publisher: Penguin

The Binding

By Bridget Collins

Silver Bestseller

Published: 2019

UK publisher: HarperCollins

The Giver of Stars

By Jojo Moyes

Silver Bestseller

Published: 2019

UK publisher: Michael Joseph

The Guest List

By Lucy Foley

Silver Bestseller

Published: 2020

UK publisher: HarperCollins

The Humans

By Matt Haig

Silver Bestseller

Published: 2013

UK publisher: Canongate Books

The Midnight Library

By Matt Haig

Silver Bestseller

Published: 2020

UK publisher: Canongate Books

The Parent Agency

By David Baddiel and illustrated by Jim Field

Silver Bestseller

Published: 2014

UK publisher: HarperCollins

The Person Controller

By David Baddiel and illustrated by Jim Field

Silver Bestseller

Published: 2015

UK publisher: HarperCollins

The World’s Worst Parents

By David Walliams & illustrated by Tony Ross

Silver Bestseller

Published: 2020

UK publisher: HarperCollins

Tom Kerridge’s Proper Pub Food

By Tom Kerridge

Silver Bestseller

Published: 2013

UK publisher: Absolute Press

You Are Awesome

By Matthew Syed & illustrated by Toby Triumph

Silver Bestseller

Published: 2018

UK publisher: Wren & Rook