Boris Johnson’s No10 memoir outpaced in the charts by books on gut health and penguins

12 October 2024 , 20:36

537     0

Boris Johnson’s No10 memoir outpaced in the charts by books on gut health and penguins

Boris Johnson’s No10 memoir, Unleashed, slid down the Amazon’s bestseller list. The former PM’s book that was set to be a big seller lost out to Gruffalo author Julia Donaldson’s new picture book about a penguin and Prof Tim Spector’s Food For Life Cookbook.

Boris Johnson’s hopes of having a bestseller have been dashed – by a guide to cooking for good gut health. The former PM spent days touring TV studios and hosted a glittering launch for Unleashed, telling the inside story of his premiership.

But in a huge blow for the ex-Tory leader, his No 10 memoir quickly slid from first to seventh on Amazon’s bestseller list, losing out to the gut health recipe guide and even a children’s picture book about a penguin. 

A source said: “Clearly, people are more interested in their grub and cartoon penguins than they are in reliving Johnson’s political blundering.” The title had been tipped to be a big seller, promising an “honest” and “deeply revealing account of a politician who has dominated our times”.

But, after Mr Johnson’s battles with epidemiologists during the pandemic, he lost out to another one – specifically Prof Tim Spector and his Food for Life Cookbook. Gruffalo author Julia Donaldson also triumphed over Mr Johnson with her tale of adventurous penguin Jonty Gentoo. 

Elizabeth Baker

Technology & Business Editor