According to Circana, US print book sales are down by 2 percent versus last year but up by 16 percent compared to 2019. For the week ending March 4, 2023, the top-selling title was The Courage to Be Free by Ron DeSantis, published by HarperCollins. Colleen Hoover took four of the top 10 bestseller spots, with her new title Never Never (Harlequin) taking the second spot, after DeSantis.
Jane Friedman has spent her entire career working in the publishing industry, with a focus on business reporting and author education. Established in 2015, her newsletter The Bottom Line provides nuanced market intelligence to thousands of authors and industry professionals; in 2023, she was named Publishing Commentator of the Year by Digital Book World.
Jane’s expertise regularly features in major media outlets such as The New York Times, The Atlantic, NPR, The Today Show, Wired, The Guardian, Fox News, and BBC. Her book, The Business of Being a Writer, Second Edition (The University of Chicago Press), is used as a classroom text by many writing and publishing degree programs. She reaches thousands through speaking engagements and workshops at diverse venues worldwide, including NYU’s Advanced Publishing Institute, Frankfurt Book Fair, and numerous MFA programs.
