The Sunday Times Bestsellers, June 2 (2024)

GENERAL hardbacks

1 Hinch Yourself Happy by Mrs Hinch (M Joseph £12.99) Social-media sensation shares cleaning hacks and reflects on her life 8,220 (324,495)

2 The Book You Wish Your Parents Had Read by Philippa Perry (Penguin Life £12.99) Parenting wisdom, free from judgment 2,610 (49,615)

3 Becoming by Michelle Obama (Viking £25) Memoir by the former first lady of the United States 2,500 (659,850)

4 Underland by Robert Macfarlane (H Hamilton £20) An exploration of the world beneath our feet 2,235 (17,170)

5 Normandy ‘44 by James Holland (Bantam Press £25) D-Day and the bitter fighting that followed 2,145 (4,900)

6 Break Point by Ollie Ollerton (Blink £20) Former UK special forces soldier tells his story 1,935 (15,040)

7 Invisible Women by Caroline Criado Perez (Chatto £16.99) Analysis of the gender data gap and its effect on women’s lives 1,435 (23,305)

8 The Quite Nice and Fairly Accurate Good Omens Script Book by Neil Gaiman (Headline £20) Scripts from the Good Omens TV series 1,410 (1,420)

9 Everything Is F***ed by Mark Manson (Harper £18.99) An exploration of the malaise at the heart of modern society 1,000 (2,490)

10 Battle Scars by Jason Fox (Bantam Press £20) Former special forces soldier on his career in the elite SBS 950 (114,025)

GENERAL paperbacks

1 This Is Going to Hurt by Adam Kay (Picador £8.99) Comic and former junior doctor’s account of life on the NHS front line 7,030 (742,965)

2 First Man In by Ant Middleton (HarperCollins £8.99) Autobiography from the soldier and TV personality 6,395 (115,285)

3 12 Rules for Life by Jordan B Peterson (Penguin £9.99) Psychologist offers principles for a meaningful life 6,205 (32,425)

4 The Secret Barrister by The Secret Barrister (Picador £9.99) An anonymous insider’s stories of the law and how it is broken 5,570 (59,305)

5 Unnatural Causes by Richard Shepherd (Penguin £8.99) Forensic pathologist gives insights into his profession 3,735 (25,890)

6 Vietnam by Max Hastings (Wm Collins £9.99) Historian and journalist’s account of the Vietnam War 3,670 (20,620)

7 My Family and Other Animals by Gerald Durrell (Penguin £8.99) British conservationist’s memoir of his Corfu childhood 3,485* (33,320*)

8 The Salt Path by Raynor Winn (Penguin £9.99) A couple discovers the healing power of the natural world 3,005 (80,905)

9 Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari (Vintage £10.99) A history of humankind and our cognitive development 2,685 (869,915)

10 Made in Scotland by Billy Connolly (BBC £8.99) The comedian’s adventures in his home country 2,615 (5,290)

FICTION hardbacks

1 Dead at First Sight by Peter James (Macmillan £20) Roy Grace uncovers a global empire built on internet scams and murder 6,080 (17,475)

2 Cari Mora by Thomas Harris (Heinemann £20) A stash of gold buried beneath a mansion attracts a psychopath 3,390 (7,555)

3 Blessing in Disguise by Danielle Steel (Macmillan £18.99) A mother’s relationships with her three daughters by different fathers 2,160 (4,550)

4 The Beekeeper of Aleppo by Christy Lefteri (Zaffre £12.99) A couple flees Syria for the UK after their life is destroyed by war 1,755 (6,480)

5 The Doll Factory by Elizabeth Macneal (Picador £12.99) A collector develops a dark obsession for an aspiring artist 1,720 (8,320)

6 Fire and Blood by George RR Martin (HarperCollins £25) The Targaryen dynasty, set 300 years before A Game of Thrones 1,660 (138,375)

7 Machines Like Me by Ian McEwan (Cape £18.99) A love triangle forms between two lovers and a synthetic human 1,395 (21,795)

8 Hunting Evil by Chris Carter (Simon & Schuster £14.99) A serial killer seeks vengeance after escaping from prison 1,340 (9,735)

9 The Never Game by Jeffery Deaver(HarperCollins £20) A series of kidnappings seems to be connected to a video game 1,320 (2,740)

10 No One Home by Tim Weaver (M Joseph £12.99) The residents of a Yorkshire village disappear on Halloween night 1,230 (2,665)

FICTION paperbacks

1 The President Is Missing by Bill Clinton & James Patterson (Arrow £8.99) A cyber attack threatens to bring the United States to its knees 22,405 (36,170)

2 Dark Sacred Night by Michael Connelly (Orion £7.99) Detectives Renée Ballard and Harry Bosch team up to solve a cold case 19,140 (34,055)

3 Normal People by Sally Rooney (Faber £8.99) Costa-winning story of students falling in love despite different backgrounds 16,315 (69,330)

4 Nettie’s Secret by Dilly Court (HarperCollins £7.99) Hapless artist and his daughter travel to France hoping for a better life 15,945 (31,020)

5 An Unwanted Guest by Shari Lapena (Corgi £8.99) A killer stalks the guests at a remote hotel during a blizzard 13,005 (20,870)

6 Past Tense by Lee Child (Bantam £8.99) Jack Reacher embarks on a quest into his father’s past 10,250 (199,960)

7 The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris (Zaffre £8.99) A story of love between prisoners in a concentration camp 10,015 (647,460)

8 The Stranger Diaries by Elly Griffiths (Quercus £7.99) Gothic murder mystery in which a teacher’s life and work collide 9,400 (16,795)

9 Courtney’s War by Wilbur Smith (Zaffre £8.99) A story of courage, betrayal and undying love; sequel to War Cry 9,175 (15,020)

10 Nine Perfect Strangers by Liane Moriarty (Penguin £8.99) A dark agenda lies at a health resort for a group of stressed city dwellers 8,980 (169,695)

CHILDREN’S

1 Diary of an Awesome Friendly Kid by Jeff Kinney (Puffin £12.99) Greg’s best friend Rowley gives his side of the story 8,955 (126,570)

2 Fing by David Walliams (HarperCollins £12.99) Parents embark on a quest to satisfy the needs of their greedy daughter 6,060 (365,050)

3 Tom Gates: Mega Make and Do by Liz Pichon (Scholastic £12.99) Stories, games and activities 4,010 (17,685)

4 Head Kid by David Baddiel (HarperCollins £6.99) A strict head teacher and a naughty schoolboy swap bodies 3,880 (11,465)

5 The Wonky Donkey by Craig Smith (Scholastic £6.99) Humorous tongue- twisting picture book about a donkey 3,785 (327,630)

Lists prepared by and data supplied by and copyright to Nielsen BookScan, taken from the TCM for the week ending 25/05/19. Figures shown are estimated sales for the seven-day period followed (in brackets) by the estimated total sale since BookScan records began in 1998. *Includes sales of more than one edition in the same format and at the same RRP.