Cleopatra and Frankenstein
Book · 2022 · Niche
A BookTok debut passed the reported threshold of 250,000 UK copies sold.
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How it worksNumbers
- Peak date
- Week of Jul 24, 2022
- Feb 8 ’22 to Week of Jul 24, 2022
- Platforms
- 6
- Started on Retail
- Origin
- Mixed
- Entertainment
How it spread
Trace the originThe novel launched with influencer outreach planned and a London billboard reported. Its cover circulated on Instagram and readers recommended it on TikTok. BookScan recorded a UK top-ten paperback week; NielsenIQ later awarded it Silver sales status.
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February 2022
Los Angeles Times precursor · Feb 4 ’22
The Los Angeles Times reviewed the debut before its public release.[1]
Bloomsbury Publishing seed · Feb 8 ’22
Bloomsbury released Coco Mellors’ debut novel Cleopatra and Frankenstein.[2]
Stylist platform jump · Feb 23 ’22
Stylist reported the cover on Instagram feeds and a Leicester Square billboard.[3]
Changelogupdated Oct 16 ’26
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- Added: 16 events, 19 sources · Score 28 · Fact-check passed (30 claims)
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