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Jacqueline does it twice

Children’s writer Jacqueline Wilson features in the top lists of both borrowed authors and the bestselling lists, as does thriller writer James Patterson.

James Patterson tops the current list of top 12 authors for library borrowings in the UK.

He is followed by Daisy Meadows a pseudonym for the four writers of the Rainbow Magic books for younger children. The four are Narinder Dhami, Sue Bentley, Linda Chapman, and Sue Mongredien.

Nora Roberts is third on the list followed by children’s author Jacqueline Wilson.

Big people’s author Danielle Steel is fifth with Mick Inkpen creator of Kipper the Dog and Wibbly Pigin in sixth place.

Francesca Simon is seventh with Julia Donaldson in eight place, followed by Josephine Cox at nine and Lauren Child at ten.

Crime writer Ian Rankin is eleventh with the perennial children’s favourite Enid Blyton completing the top dozen.

By contrast, the most recent list of bestsellers according to surveys by Nielsen Book Services Ltd which monitors the book industry shows Stephenie Meyer author of the vampire romance series Twilight ahead of Dan Brown the author of labyrinthine thrillers.

Julia Donaldson is third with Roger Hargreaves at fourth.

They are followed by James Patterson at fifth and Jodi Picoult at sixth.

Richard Parsons is seventh and Blade Blade is eight.

Stieg Larsson, whose Millennium Trilogy of crime novels were published posthumously is at nine. Francesca Simon is tenth.

Daisy Meadows is eleventh and children’s favourite Jacqueline Wilson is number 12.

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