It's the label that every author dreams of having on the front of their book: "Sunday Times Bestseller".
The newspaper produces weekly sales charts for hardback and softback book sales in the UK.
And they recently announced which books sold the most in 2023.
Here are the top 11. You can see the full list here.
And they recently announced which books sold the most in 2023.
![A genuine publishing phenomenon, this is the biggest-selling air fryer recipe book of all time - with 369,057 hardbacks sold in 2023. "Whether you're an air fryer fanatic or new to these time- and money-saving appliances, hugely popular healthy-eating platform, Bored of Lunch, will revolutionise your cooking packed with recipes that are quick, healthy and completely delicious."](https://www.thestar.co.uk/jpim-static/image/2023/12/28/11/38/air.jpg?crop=3:2&width=800)
5. Bored of Lunch: The Healthy Air Fryer Book by Nathan Anthony
A genuine publishing phenomenon, this is the biggest-selling air fryer recipe book of all time - with 369,057 hardbacks sold in 2023. "Whether you're an air fryer fanatic or new to these time- and money-saving appliances, hugely popular healthy-eating platform, Bored of Lunch, will revolutionise your cooking packed with recipes that are quick, healthy and completely delicious."
![The sequel, It Starts With Us, was released this year, but it was the original that continued to delight readers. It Ends With Us sold 361,760 paperbacks in 2023. "As questions about her new relationship overwhelm her, so do thoughts of Atlas Corrigan—her first love and a link to the past she left behind. He was her kindred spirit, her protector. When Atlas suddenly reappears, everything Lily has built with Ryle is threatened."](https://www.thestar.co.uk/jpim-static/image/2023/12/28/11/50/us.jpg?crop=3:2&width=800)
6. It Ends With Us by Colleen Hoover
The sequel, It Starts With Us, was released this year, but it was the original that continued to delight readers. It Ends With Us sold 361,760 paperbacks in 2023. "As questions about her new relationship overwhelm her, so do thoughts of Atlas Corrigan—her first love and a link to the past she left behind. He was her kindred spirit, her protector. When Atlas suddenly reappears, everything Lily has built with Ryle is threatened."
![Not content with cornering the market on air fryers, Nathan Anthony did the same for trendy slow cookers, selling 352,742 hardbacks. "Nathan Anthony, the home cook with over 3 million followers, shares delicious and easy home-style recipes that can all be made in your slow cooker while you get on with your day. Calorie-counted and perfect for anyone enjoying a slimming lifestyle or following a diet programme, satisfying, flavourful food has never been so easy and affordable."](https://www.thestar.co.uk/jpim-static/image/2023/12/28/11/38/bored.jpg?crop=3:2&width=800)
7. Bored of Lunch: The Healthy Slow Cooker Book by Nathan Anthony
Not content with cornering the market on air fryers, Nathan Anthony did the same for trendy slow cookers, selling 352,742 hardbacks. "Nathan Anthony, the home cook with over 3 million followers, shares delicious and easy home-style recipes that can all be made in your slow cooker while you get on with your day. Calorie-counted and perfect for anyone enjoying a slimming lifestyle or following a diet programme, satisfying, flavourful food has never been so easy and affordable."
![Gabrielle Zevin's smart romance by-way-of video games sold 305,218 paperbacks in 2023. "When Sam catches sight of Sadie at a crowded train station one morning he is catapulted straight back to childhood, and the hours they spent immersed in playing games. Their spark is instantly reignited and sets off a creative collaboration that will make them superstars. It is the 90s, and anything is possible. What comes next is a decades-long tale of friendship and rivalry, fame and art, betrayal and tragedy, perfect worlds and imperfect ones. And, above all, our need to connect: to be loved and to love."](https://www.thestar.co.uk/jpim-static/image/2023/12/28/11/49/CHRISTMAS%20QUIZ%20%2859%29.jpg.jpg?crop=3:2&width=800)
8. Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin
Gabrielle Zevin's smart romance by-way-of video games sold 305,218 paperbacks in 2023. "When Sam catches sight of Sadie at a crowded train station one morning he is catapulted straight back to childhood, and the hours they spent immersed in playing games. Their spark is instantly reignited and sets off a creative collaboration that will make them superstars. It is the 90s, and anything is possible. What comes next is a decades-long tale of friendship and rivalry, fame and art, betrayal and tragedy, perfect worlds and imperfect ones. And, above all, our need to connect: to be loved and to love."