Some 51 million units have sold in print romance titles in the United States market in 12 months, per Circana’s research.
Circana’s Q1 US Print Report: Romance, Romantasy Lead Adult Fiction
The first quarter of 2025 has some softer numbers than the same period last year, partly because of a ‘late Easter’ on this year’s calendar.
Sourcebooks Takes Bloom Books Romance into Germany and Brazil
Sourcebooks’ romance line Bloom Books has new partnerships with Penguin Random House in Germany and Companhia das Letras in Brazil.
Romance and Representation: Video Conversation with Mina Esguerra
As the Philippines program is readied for Frankfurt 2025, Filipino writer Mina Esguerra talks about founding RomanceClass. Sponsored.
Circana BookScan: US Print’s January-June Print Market
The January-through-June report from Circana BookScan for the States comes with observations on declines in middle-grade print sales.
Circana: US Print Book Sales Up 3 Million Units in May 2024
In May 2024, Circana BookScan reports, the US print book market was 5 percent higher than it was in May 2023.
Circana’s Report on US Print Books in April: Adult Fiction, YA Outperform
A change in Easter timing by comparison to 2023’s dates may have had influence on the 4-percent sag in the market in April.
Circana BookScan: US Print Book Market ‘Slowing a Bit’
The August assessment of Circana BookScan’s Kristen McLean shows romance leading a drop in United States print book sales.
Circana on July’s US Print Book Market: A Slight Frontlist Gain
Despite overall flat sales this July, Circana reports that the US book market also saw some frontlist gains and new voices on the bestseller list.
US Book Market: Circana Reports an Uptick at Mid-June
In US print unit sales, Kristen McLean sees a 12-percent gain over the same time frame in 2019, if 8.6 million units below 2022’s number.