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Text Box: Adult Collections Bestsellers:  any item that enters the Bestseller lists in “The Bookseller”, the weekly magazine of the Book Trade, which lists the best-selling fiction and non-fiction titles for that week. Classics: any novel that over the years has generally come to be recognised as being of outstanding literary merit, or of lasting interest and significance. Film, Radio and TV Tie-ins: any book that is being shown at the cinema or on TV or dramatised on the radio or that is connected to a film, or a TV or radio programme. First novels: a novel by an author being published for the first time. Foreign literature: a novel written by an author in any foreign language. Novels written by an author in a foreign language, but translated into English will be treated as books published in English. Genre fiction: Action/Adventure stories;  Chick Lit;  Crime; Family sagas;        Historical Fiction; Horror; Romantic fiction; Science fiction and fantasy; War Stories and Westerns Large Print : this comprises any book whose type size is larger than 12 point, regardless of genre or subject. Large Print books are purchased to make fiction and non-fiction available to those with visual impairment.  Non-fiction books: any item that is not a novel. Wide subject areas with new titles added due to demand by readers and to update existing or expired stock. Junior collections: Picture books; Early readers; Children's; Young adult;Crossover; Homework Collections and Audio books. A good mix of popular and quality fiction is ensured with the latter titles coming from children's book awards, e.g. Carnegie Medal and Royal Mail Awards.


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