Spotify Wrapped is an annual, personalized data story that recaps a user’s listening habits throughout the year. And this year, for the first time, Spotify is offering Audiobooks Wrapped. Spotify has also written about the platform’s 2025 trends, which are predictable: Romance and romantasy dominated; four of the top 10 titles are by Rebecca Yarros and Sarah J. Maas. Learn more.
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.
