Backlist sales continue their upward trend in 2022
It turns out that backlist is capturing most of the pandemic growth in the book market.
Publishing Trends
Amazon Trend Report: Urban Fantasy
The popular genre of urban fantasy is competitive, but with a lot of sub-category crossover.
Literary mag The Believer bought by digital marketing agency
Last fall, the University of Nevada Las Vegas announced that it would be closing The Believer this spring.
Amazon Trend Report: Historical Fiction, Female Detectives
Female authors, protagonists, and readers contribute to gains in historical fiction as well as mystery, thriller, and suspense.
UK’s HarperVoyager launches a TikTok creator house
Eight top BookTok influencers will convene in Hay-on-Wye in Wales to create content for the new HarperVoyager TikTok channel.
The Market for Fat Representation in Fiction
Fat representation—where being overweight doesn’t mean a character is evil or has something to overcome—is increasingly sought after.
Amazon Trend Report: Paranormal Women’s Fiction
The category invented by indie authors focuses on women in midlife.
Current Trends in Historical Fiction
A look at the demands of writing historical fiction and what’s selling now
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IMHO: Substack Launches an App, and I Remain the Grumpy Skeptic
If you subscribe to a large assortment of Substack email newsletters, there is now an app (iOS only, so far) where you can read them all in one place.
The Many Moving Parts behind Brandon Sanderson’s Record-Breaking Kickstarter Campaign
The creation and fulfillment of Sanderson’s Kickstarter relies on a crack team managing massive amounts of data as well as all aspects of production.