21st Century Platinum Hall of Fame
All titles that sell more than one million copies are automatically added to the 21st Century Platinum Hall of Fame. As of March 2021, over 140 titles have been inducted into the Hall of Fame. On this page, we have included some recent additions to the 21st Century Hall of Fame.
Cecelia Ahern
Platinum Bestseller: PS I Love You
UK publisher: HarperCollins Group - HARPERCOLLINS
Nationality: Irish
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Author image credit: Mella Travers
Kate Allinson, and Kay Featherstone
Platinum Bestseller: Pinch of Nom
UK publisher:
Nationality: UK
Robert C. Atkins
Platinum Bestseller: Dr. Atkins' New Diet Revolution
UK publisher: Random House Group - VERMILION
Nationality: American
Margaret Atwood
Platinum Bestseller: The Handmaid's Tale
UK publisher: Random House Grp
Nationality: Canadian
David Baldacci
Platinum Bestseller: Honorary Platinum Award
UK publisher: Pan Macmillan
Nationality: American
Author image credit: Guy Bell
Louis de Bernières
Platinum Bestseller: Captain Corelli's Mandolin
UK publisher: Random House Group - VINTAGE CLASSICS
Nationality: British
Author image credit: Melbourne University Publishing Ltd
John Boyne
Platinum Bestseller: The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
UK publisher: Random House Childrens Group - DEFINITIONS
Nationality: Irish
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Author image credit: Rich Gilligan
Dan Brown
Platinum Bestseller: The Da Vinci Code
UK publisher: Transworld Group - CORGI
Nationality: American
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Author image credit: Dan Courter
Bill Bryson
Platinum Bestseller: A Short History of Nearly Everything
UK publisher: Transworld Group - BLACK SWAN
Nationality: American
Other Platinum Bestsellers from Bill Bryson
- Notes from a Small Island
Author image credit: Sam Bryson
Rod Campbell
Platinum Bestseller: Dear Zoo
UK publisher: Penguin Group - PUFFIN
Nationality: British
Eric Carle
Platinum Bestseller: The Very Hungry Caterpillar
UK publisher: Penguin Group - PUFFIN
Nationality: British
Lee Child
Platinum Bestseller: Killing Floor: Jack Reacher
UK publisher: Simon & Schuster
Nationality: British
Jeremy Clarkson
Platinum Bestseller: The World According to Clarkson
UK publisher: Penguin Group - PENGUIN
Nationality: British
Paulo Coelho
Platinum Bestseller: The Alchemist:A Fable About Following Your Dream
UK publisher: HarperCollins Group - HARPERCOLLINS
Nationality: Brazilian
Martina Cole
Platinum Bestseller: Honorary Platinum Award
UK publisher: Headline
Nationality: British
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Author image credit: Charlotte Murphy
Suzanne Collins
Platinum Bestseller: The Hunger Games
UK publisher: Scholastic
Nationality: American
Author image credit: Todd Plitt
Bernard Cornwell
Platinum Bestseller: Honorary Platinum Award
UK publisher: Harper Collins
Nationality: British
Roald Dahl
Platinum Bestseller: Matilda
UK publisher: Penguin Books
Nationality: British
Other Platinum Bestsellers from Roald Dahl
- Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
- The BFG
Sylvia Day
Platinum Bestseller: Bared to You: A Crossfire Novel
UK publisher: Penguin Group - PENGUIN
Nationality: British
Author image credit: Ian Spanier
Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler
Platinum Bestseller: The Gruffalo
UK publisher: Pan Macmillan Group - MACMILLAN CHILDREN'S BOOKS
Other Platinum Bestsellers from Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler
- Monkey Puzzle
- Room on the Broom
- The Snail and the Whale
- The Gruffalo's Child
- Stick Man
- A Squash and a Squeeze
Author image credit: Julia Donaldson pic: Alex Rumford
Sebastian Faulks
Platinum Bestseller: Birdsong
UK publisher: Random House Group - VINTAGE
Nationality: British
Alex Ferguson
Platinum Bestseller: My Autobiography
UK publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
Nationality: British
Helen Fielding
Platinum Bestseller: Bridget Jones's Diary
UK publisher: Pan Macmillan Group - PICADOR
Nationality: British
Other Platinum Bestsellers from Helen Fielding
- Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Platinum Bestseller: The Great Gatsby
UK publisher: Penguin
Nationality: American
Gillian Flynn
Platinum Bestseller: Gone Girl- Double Platinum Bestseller
UK publisher: Orion Group - W&N
Nationality: American
Dawn French
Platinum Bestseller: Dear Fatty
UK publisher: Random House Group - ARROW
Nationality: British
Arthur Golden
Platinum Bestseller: Memoirs of a Geisha
UK publisher: Random House Group - VINTAGE CLASSICS
Nationality: American
John Gray
Platinum Bestseller: Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus
UK publisher: HarperCollins Grp
Nationality: American
John Green
Platinum Bestseller: The Fault in Our Stars
UK publisher: Penguin Group - PENGUIN
Nationality: American
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Author image credit: Marina Waters
Philippa Gregory
Platinum Bestseller: The Other Boleyn Girl
UK publisher: Charles Scribner's Sons
Nationality: British
Author image credit: Santi U
John Grisham
Platinum Bestseller: The Broker
UK publisher: Random House Group - ARROW
Nationality: American
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Author image credit: Fred R. Conrad
Mark Haddon
Platinum Bestseller: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
UK publisher: Random House Grp
Nationality: British
Yuval Noah Harari
Platinum Bestseller: Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
UK publisher: Random House Grp
Nationality: Israel
Joanne Harris
Platinum Bestseller: Chocolat
UK publisher: Transworld Group - BLACK SWAN
Nationality: British
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Author image credit: Kyte Photography
Paula Hawkins
Platinum Bestseller: The Girl on The Train
UK publisher: Transworld Group
Nationality: British
Author image credit: John Parkinson
Victoria Hislop
Platinum Bestseller: The Island
UK publisher: Headline Group - HEADLINE REVIEW
Nationality: British
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Author image credit: Ioanna Tzetzoumi
Gail Honeyman
Platinum Bestseller: Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
UK publisher: HarperCollins
Nationality: UK
Anthony Horowitz
Platinum Bestseller: Honorary Platinum Award
UK publisher: Walker Books
Nationality: British
Khaled Hosseini
Platinum Bestseller: The Kite Runner
UK publisher: Bloomsbury Group - BLOOMSBURY
Nationality: American
E. L. James
Platinum Bestseller: Fifty Shades of Grey
UK publisher: Random House Group - ARROW
Nationality: British
Other Platinum Bestsellers from E. L. James
- Fifty Shades Darker
- Fifty Shades Freed
- Grey
Peter James
Platinum Bestseller: Honorary Platinum Award
UK publisher: Pan Macmillan
Nationality: British
Peter Kay
Platinum Bestseller: The Sound of Laughter
UK publisher: Random House Group - ARROW
Nationality: British
Adam Kay
Platinum Bestseller: This is Going to Hurt
UK publisher: Pan Macmillan
Nationality: UK
Judith Kerr
Platinum Bestseller: The Tiger Who Came to Tea
UK publisher: HarperCollins Group - HARPERCOLLINS CHILDREN'S BOOKS
Nationality: German/British
Jeff Kinney
Platinum Bestseller: Diary of a Wimpy Kid
UK publisher: Penguin Group - PUFFIN
Nationality: American
Other Platinum Bestsellers from Jeff Kinney
- Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules
- Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days
- Diary of a Wimpy Kid - Do-it-yourself
- Diary of a Wimpy Kid - The Ugly Truth:(Book 5) :Diary of a Wimpy Kid
- Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw
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Author image credit: Jonathan Beckerman
Sophie Kinsella
Platinum Bestseller: Confessions of a Shopaholic
UK publisher: Penguin Random House
Nationality: British
Stieg Larsson
Platinum Bestseller: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
UK publisher: Quercus Group - MACLEHOSE PRESS
Nationality: Swedish
Other Platinum Bestsellers from Stieg Larsson
- The Girl Who Played with Fire
- The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest
Author image credit: David Lagerlöf
Harper Lee
Platinum Bestseller: To Kill a Mockingbird
UK publisher: Random House Group - ARROW
Nationality: American
C.S Lewis
Platinum Bestseller: The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe
UK publisher: HarperCollins
Nationality: UK
Marina Lewycka
Platinum Bestseller: A Short History of Tractors in Ukranian
UK publisher: Penguin Random House Group - PENGUIN
Nationality: British
Hilary Mantel
Platinum Bestseller: Wolf Hall
UK publisher: HarperCollins
Nationality: British
Yann Martel
Platinum Bestseller: Life of Pi
UK publisher: Canongate
Nationality: Canadian
Author image credit: Emma Love
George R. R. Martin
Platinum Bestseller: A Game of Thrones: A Song of Ice and Fire
UK publisher: HarperCollins Group - HARPER VOYAGER
Nationality: American
Other Platinum Bestsellers from George R. R. Martin
- A Clash of Kings
Sam McBratney and Anita Jeram
Platinum Bestseller: Guess How Much I Love You
UK publisher: Walker Books
Nationality: British
Alexander McCall Smith
Platinum Bestseller: The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
UK publisher: Little, Brown Book Group - ABACUS
Nationality: British
Frank McCourt
Platinum Bestseller: Angela's Ashes: A Memoir of a Childhood
UK publisher: HarperCollins Group - HARPER PERENNIAL
Nationality: Irish/American
Author image credit: Kit DeFever
Ian McEwan
Platinum Bestseller: Atonement
UK publisher: Random House Group - VINTAGE
Nationality: British
Gillian McKeith
Platinum Bestseller: You are What You Eat:The Plan That Will Change Your Life
UK publisher: Penguin Group - VIRGIN BOOKS
Nationality: British
Paul McKenna
Platinum Bestseller: I Can Make You Thin
UK publisher: Transworld
Nationality: UK
Stephenie Meyer
Platinum Bestseller: Twilight
UK publisher: Little, Brown Book Group - ATOM
Nationality: American
Other Platinum Bestsellers from Stephenie Meyer
- New Moon
- Eclipse
- Breaking Dawn
Author image credit: Jake Abel
Liane Moriarty
Platinum Bestseller: The Husband's Secret
UK publisher: Penguin
Nationality: Australian
Author image credit: Rachel Kara Ashton
Michael Morpurgo
Platinum Bestseller: Honorary Platinum Award
UK publisher: Harper Collins
Nationality: British
Heather Morris
Platinum Bestseller: The Tattooist of Auschwitz
UK publisher: Bonnier
Nationality: Australian
Kate Mosse
Platinum Bestseller: Labyrinth
UK publisher: Orion
Nationality: British
Jojo Moyes
Platinum Bestseller: Me Before You
UK publisher: Penguin Group
Nationality: British
Other Platinum Bestsellers from Jojo Moyes
- After You
Dave Myers and Si King
Platinum Bestseller: How to Love Food and Lose Weight
UK publisher: Orion
Nationality: British
Author image credit: thehairybikers.com
David Nicholls
Platinum Bestseller: One Day
UK publisher: Hodder & Stoughton Group - HODDER PAPERBACKS
Nationality: British
Audrey Niffenegger
Platinum Bestseller: The Time Traveler's Wife
UK publisher: Random House Group - VINTAGE CLASSICS
Nationality: American
Jamie Oliver
Platinum Bestseller: Jamie's 30-Minute Meals
UK publisher: Penguin Group - MICHAEL JOSEPH
Other Platinum Bestsellers from Jamie Oliver
- Jamie's 15-Minute Meals
- 5 Ingredients - Quick & Easy Food
George Orwell
Platinum Bestseller: Nineteen Eighty Four
UK publisher: Penguin Random House Group - PENGUIN CLASSICS
Tony Parsons
Platinum Bestseller: Man and Boy
UK publisher: HarperCollins Group - HARPER
Nationality: British
Dave Pelzer
Platinum Bestseller: A Child Called It
UK publisher: Orion
Nationality: American
Jodi Picoult
Platinum Bestseller: My Sister's Keeper
UK publisher: Hodder & Stoughton Group - HODDER PAPERBACKS
Nationality: American
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Author image credit: Adam Bouska
Philip Pullman
Platinum Bestseller: Northern Lights
UK publisher: Scholastic
Nationality: British
Other Platinum Bestsellers from Philip Pullman
- The Subtle Knife
- The Amber Spyglass
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Author image credit: Wolf Marloh
Michael Rosen & Helen Oxenbury
Platinum Bestseller: We're Going on a Bear Hunt
UK publisher: Walker Books
J. K. Rowling
Platinum Bestseller: Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
UK publisher: Bloomsbury Group - BLOOMSBURY
Nationality: British
Other Platinum Bestsellers from J. K. Rowling
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
- The Casual Vacancy
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Author image credit: Mary McArteney
J. K. Rowling, John Tiffany & Jack Thorne
Platinum Bestseller: Harry Potter and the Cursed Child - Parts One & Two (Special Rehearsal)
UK publisher: Little, Brown Book Group - LITTLE, BROWN
Nationality: British
Author image credit: Mary McCartney
J.D Salinger
Platinum Bestseller: The Catcher in the Rye
UK publisher: Penguin
Nationality: American
Alice Sebold
Platinum Bestseller: The Lovely Bones
UK publisher: Pan Macmillan Group - PICADOR
Nationality: American
Francesca Simon & Tony Ross
Platinum Bestseller: Honorary Platinum Award for the Horrid Henry Series
UK publisher: Orion
Nationality: American, British
Author image credit: Helen Giles, Richard Staunton
Karin Slaughter
Platinum Bestseller: Honorary Platinum Award
UK publisher: Harper Collins
Nationality: American
Delia Smith
Platinum Bestseller: Delia's How To Cook: Book One
UK publisher: Random House Group - BBC BOOKS
Nationality: British
John Steinbeck
Platinum Bestseller: Of Mice and Men
UK publisher: Penguin Random House Group - PENGUIN CLASSICS
Nationality: American
Author image credit: Ward Beecher
Pamela Stephenson
Platinum Bestseller: Billy Connolly
UK publisher: HarperCollins Group - HARPERCOLLINS
Nationality: American
Kathryn Stockett
Platinum Bestseller: The Help
UK publisher: Penguin Random House Group - PENGUIN
Nationality: American
Author image credit: Kem Lee
J. R. R. Tolkien
Platinum Bestseller: The Hobbit
UK publisher: HarperCollins Group - HARPERCOLLINS
Nationality: British
Other Platinum Bestsellers from J. R. R. Tolkien
- The Fellowship of the Ring
- The Two Towers
- The Return of the King
Lynne Truss
Platinum Bestseller: Eats, Shoots and Leaves:The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation
UK publisher: HarperCollins - FOURTH ESTATE
Nationality: British
Author image credit: David Higham
David Walliams
Platinum Bestseller: Gangsta Granny
UK publisher: HarperCollins Group - HARPER COLLINS CHILDREN'S BOOKS
Nationality: British
Other Platinum Bestsellers from David Walliams
- Mr Stink
- Billionaire Boy
- Demon Dentist
- Awful Auntie
- Ratburger
- The Midnight Gang
- Bad Dad
S J Watson
Platinum Bestseller: Before I go to Sleep
UK publisher: Transworld
Nationality: British
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Author image credit: Annabel Staff
Joe Wicks
Platinum Bestseller: Lean in 15
UK publisher: MacMillan
Nationality: British
Jacqueline Wilson
Platinum Bestseller: Honorary Platinum Award
UK publisher: Random House Children's
Nationality: British
Carlos Luis Zafon
Platinum Bestseller: The Shadow of the wind
UK publisher: Orion Group - W&N
Nationality: Spanish
Marcus Zuzak
Platinum Bestseller: The Book Thief
UK publisher: Random House Group - DEFINITIONS
Nationality: Australian