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The 100 bestselling books of the year: from Eleanor Oliphant to Michelle Obama Books While Gail Honeyman is completely fine, where have all the female writers gone? John Dugdale takes a look at 2018’s biggest books and the year’s trends Read Alex Clark’s look at 2018: the year the books world opened up John Dugdale Sat 29 Dec 2018  09.00 GMT Shares 2,753 Comments 84   There are only 2 women in the top 10. Photograph: Alamy T here are two contrasting strategies for achieving a mega-seller, as illustrated by the uppermost books in 2018’s chart. You can publish it in mid-winter, or alternatively April, and then watch it accumulate stonking sales: that worked in the past for newcomers such as Paula Hawkins, Joe Wicks and EL James, and it has propelled  Adam Kay ,  Yuval Noah Harari ,  Heather Morris  and  Tom Kerridge  (beating Jamie Oliver, last year’s No 1 for the first time) into...

Alice Cooper: ‘I want my shows to take you as far away as possible from politics’ James McMahon The musician, 70, on avoiding politics, cheating at golf and having understanding parents Sat 29 Dec 2018  14.00 GMT Shares 2,433   ‘I’m making the best records I’ve ever made and my health is fantastic’: Alice Cooper. Photograph: Rob Fenn The first thing  I ever remember was my mother changing me at a bus stop. I was so embarrassed. Of course, I was 14 at the time. I jest. I was probably about two years old. I was a church kid.  I went every Wednesday night, Friday night, all day Sunday. My family had no problem with rock’n’roll. My parents were actually champion jitterbuggers in their day. It was the lifestyle they were concerned about. The drugs. The sleeping around. And they had a point. It was only when I got sober and had seen all my friends die that I realised they had a point. I’m making the best records I’ve eve...

This much I know Alice Cooper Interview Alice Cooper: ‘I want my shows to take you as far away as possible from politics’ James McMahon The musician, 70, on avoiding politics, cheating at golf and having understanding parents Sat 29 Dec 2018  14.00 GMT Shares 2,433   ‘I’m making the best records I’ve ever made and my health is fantastic’: Alice Cooper. Photograph: Rob Fenn The first thing  I ever remember was my mother changing me at a bus stop. I was so embarrassed. Of course, I was 14 at the time. I jest. I was probably about two years old. I was a church kid.  I went every Wednesday night, Friday night, all day Sunday. My family had no problem with rock’n’roll. My parents were actually champion jitterbuggers in their day. It was the lifestyle they were concerned about. The drugs. The sleeping around. And they had a point. It was only when I got sober and had seen all my friends die that I realised they h...