BookLore
& The Big Read
BookLore unashamedly jumped on the BBC's bandwagon when
it did The Big Read. Why? Because it was a very fine
idea and generated an unprecedented interest in reading...
which can only be good. We have kept these pages as
a memento to this outstanding achievement by the BBC.
Admin 28th February 2006 |
Big Read Top Book
For all those out there that may
have missed it the Big Read 'winner' was JRR Tolkien's
Lord
of the Rings and is therefore the UK's best-loved
book… or is that film?
At the end of the television series on 13th December 2003
three quarters of a million votes had been received via
The Web, SMS and phone. See the final positions here –
Top 21 by Result.
Admin 13th January 2004 |
Big Read Results
The Big Read final show is to be
broadcast on 13th December 2003 when the votes for the
Top 21 books will be
made known and the Nations Favourite Read will be revealed.
Vote
now if you want your book to win…
Admin 30th November 2003 |
Top 21 Revealed
Clive Anderson revealed the Top
21 titles on BBC2 recently. Is your favourite title
there? Is the content of the list a surprise? Some notable
titles missing and surprisingly not a single Terry Pratchett
novel in the Top 21...
you can't please all the people I suppose.
Admin 31st October 2003 |
Clive Anderson to Host
The Big Read Clive
Anderson is to host BBC2's coverage of The Big Read this
autumn. There are to be nine 90-minute programs, the first
detailing the Top 100
and revealing the Top 21
from the votes cast earlier in the year. Seven shows will
then feature 3 books from the Top
21 with each title being championed by a celebrity.
The final show at the end of the year will detail the
votes cast for the Top 21
books and reveal the overall winner and Nations Favourite
Read.
Admin 14th August 2003 |
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BookLore
Reviews in the Top 100 Check
out all the books in the Top
21 and the Top 100
that have BookLore reviews:
BookLore Big Read Reviews |
BookLore Top 21 Big Read
Lists All
the Top 21 books listed: By
Result By Author
By Title |
BookLore
Top 100 Big Read Lists All
the Top 100 books listed: By
Author By Title |
Big Read
Links:
BBCi
Big Read Website
BBCi
Top 100 List |
The Big Read Sales
The Big Read has increase
book sales dramatically following the publication of the
Top 100 list on 17th
May 2003.
The listed titles sold 500,000 copies in all editions
in the 4 weeks to 14th June 2003 almost twice the sales
for the previous month.
Admin 29th July 2003 |
BBC 4 - Battle
of the Books
The Big Read Battle of the Books is being screened
twice a week for twenty weeks on BBC 4. Forty titles are
pitched head-to-head while other related titles on the
list are discussed.
Admin 29th July 2003 |
The Big Read Statistics
For all you number
crunchers out there here are a few facts and figures for
the Top 100 list:
- 140,000+ people voted
- 7,000 titles nominated
- 700 different editions of
the Top 100 sold
in 2002
- Top 5 publishers (Bloomsbury,
HarperCollins, Random House, Scholastic & Penguin)
share more than 85% of the titles' sales last year
- Since publication of the list
sales of the Top 100
titles have exceeded 500,000
Admin 29th July 2003 |
The Big Read Book of Books
In November the BBC are to publish
The
Big Read Book of Books listing the Nations 100 favourite
books with author features, first manuscripts, original
artwork, settings, facts, stats... in fact, everything
you need to know about your favourite read. Order your
copy here.
Admin 29th July 2003 |
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