Based on print book sales data from Circana BookScan, Publishers Marketplace’s bestseller list—called The New List—looks at new releases only across four categories: hardcover fiction, hardcover nonfiction, trade paperback fiction, and children’s books. To appear on the lists, books must have been published within the last 52 weeks. A title can only stay on the list for up to four weeks before it is retired to make room for the next round of hot new titles. The New List is available only to paid subscribers of Publishers Marketplace and is updated every Friday.
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.
