Looking at authors that have been borrowed the most this year, 6 of the top 10 are primarily children’s book authors confirming that children’s, young adult and educational titles have moved ahead of adult fiction in terms of library loans through Nielsen LibScan.
The top 10 author chart for 2016:
- Daisy Meadows
- James Patterson
- Julia Donaldson
- Francesca Simon
- Roald Dahl
- Adam Blade
- M C Beaton
- Jacqueline Wilson
- Nora Roberts
- Anna Jacobs
Source: Nielsen LibScan