Graham Linehan's memoir misses Amazon's top 1000 bestseller list

2023-10-23 05:02:03

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Graham Linehan memoir fails to reach top 1000 Amazon bestsellers

A memoir by Graham Linehan, known for his anti-trans views, is struggling to make it into the top 1,000 bestselling books on Amazon this week, despite Linehan's claim of selling over 10,000 copies. The book, titled "Tough Crowd: How I Made and Lost a Career in Comedy", serves as Linehan's account of his experiences in the "gender wars cancellation" following his history of posting strongly anti-trans content online. However, evidence suggests that the book has only sold 390 copies in the first week, contrary to Linehan's claims.

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Controversy Surrounding Book Sales

Linehan faced criticism online after misgendering trans activist Katy Montgomerie, who questioned the authenticity of Linehan's book sales. Montgomerie brought forward screenshots from Nielsen BookScan, showing that Linehan had only sold 390 copies in the first week. Furthermore, Linehan's publisher, Eye Books, denied the claim and stated that the book had been reprinted twice after the initial print run of 10,000 copies.

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Comparative Rankings and Reception

At the time of reporting, Linehan's memoir was ranked below the top 1,000 bestsellers on Amazon. Falling behind a range of titles, including a box of reception-age phonics flash cards and memoirs from well-known figures like Britney Spears and Dawn French. On the Kindle ranking, Linehan's book was trailing nearly 200 places behind a collection of knock knock jokes for kids. This underperformance points to a lack of interest and popularity for Linehan's memoir.

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Richard Ayoade criticized after supporting Graham Linehan book

Richard Ayoade, star of the TV series "The IT Crowd," received backlash for his positive review of Graham Linehan's book. Ayoade praised Linehan's writing, calling him "brilliant" both as a screenwriter and in prose. However, social media users criticized Ayoade for allegedly supporting "Glinner's extreme bigotry." Linehan's history of anti-trans campaigning began after a controversy surrounding an episode of "The IT Crowd" in 2008 that was criticized as transphobic.

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