The naming of the Booker Prize winner tonight in London should spark some activity tomorrow at the Frankfurt Book Fair. This is an unusual year, though, with low sales for all six shortlisted titles. All together, the six books have recorded lifetime sales of 32,342 copies via Nielsen Bookscan. Only Linda Grant’s The Clothes on Their Backs is available in paperback, and that book has sold the most of the six. Bookmakers Ladbrokes has Sebastian Barry’s THE SECRET SCRIPTURE as their 2-to-1 favorite, followed by Steve Toltz’s A FRACTION OF THE WHOLE at 6-to-1, but the bettor’s favorite generally does […]
