Celebrities left on shelf at Waterstone's

Carol

http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2008/dec/12/waterstones-celebrities-books-sales

Stirling

Fingers crossed we are seeing the end of the trend.

Maybe the credit crunch is drawing people back to 'escapist' fiction. In Psychologies magazine this month, a psychologist is predicting a rise in people being drawn to 'happy ending' stories. So that may mean that romance fiction could experience a boom.

Carol

I better get on then...

Stirling

Doesn't sound too good for us crime writers does it? lol

Neph

Or us horror ones!!

niddy

oh I don't know, most of these are little horrors anyway:)

To be honest I'm fed up of walking into Waterstons and tripping over all the celeb books, give me fiction any day of the week.

Liz

Crime fiction usually has the happy ending of the baddy getting caught though... doesn't it? I love crime fiction to get me away from my own troubles... so I wouldn't worry Stirling!

Carol

Crime fiction will always be wanted- who else will produce the stuff for turning into tv series. :)

Carol

http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/books/non-fiction/article5327392.ece

the two comments at the bottom says it all.

Carol

There seems to be some discrencies in what info is being provided...

http://www.thebookseller.com/news/72675-celebrity-books-defy-the-headlines.html