General Reader - Catalogue

September 01, 2026

How a Bestseller Is Really Made in 2026: BookTok, Cover Design, Bookstores, SEO and the New Rules of Book Marketing

Becoming a bestseller in 2026 is rarely the result of one viral video, one advertisement or one lucky bookstore placement. Current publishing-indu...

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August 30, 2026

Why Shorter Middle Grade Books Are Trending in 2026: What Publishers, Authors and Educators Need to Know

One of the most important children’s publishing trends of 2026 is surprisingly simple: middle grade books are getting shorter, more visual and eas...

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August 30, 2026

Why Cookbooks Still Sell in 2026: What Caroline Chambers’ New Bestseller Reveals About Practical Nonfiction Publishing

With millions of free recipes available through Google, YouTube, Instagram and TikTok, it would be easy to assume that printed cookbooks should be...

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August 30, 2026

Why Cozy Fantasy Is Becoming One of 2026’s Biggest Book Trends: What Adversary to the Villain Reveals About the Future of Fantasy Publishing

Fantasy publishing in 2026 is not only about dragons, wars, prophecies and enormous battles. One of the strongest reader trends is moving in the o...

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August 30, 2026

Most Anticipated Books of Fall 2026: Why Fiction Is Taking Over the Biggest Publishing Season of the Year

Fall 2026 is shaping up to be one of the strongest fiction seasons in recent publishing history. Pulitzer Prize winners Barbara Kingsolver and Her...

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August 30, 2026

Why The Calamity Club Is One of 2026’s Biggest Bestsellers: Kathryn Stockett’s Return and What Publishers Can Learn from It

One of the most important fiction stories of 2026 is the remarkable success of Kathryn Stockett’s The Calamity Club. Published on 5 May 2026, the ...

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August 30, 2026

D. H. Lawrence in 2026: Why Lady Chatterley’s Lover, Sons and Lovers and His Other Classics Still Matter

More than a century after D. H. Lawrence began challenging conventional ideas about love, marriage, sexuality, family, class and industrial societ...

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August 30, 2026

How Theo of Golden Became a 2026 Bestseller: What Self-Published Authors Can Learn from Allen Levi’s Extraordinary Success

One of the most remarkable publishing stories of 2026 did not begin with a major book deal, celebrity author, enormous advertising budget or caref...

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August 30, 2026

Booker Prize 2026 Longlist: 13 Novels Everyone Is Talking About and What They Reveal About Fiction Today

The Booker Prize 2026 longlist has become one of the biggest literary conversations of the year, bringing together 13 novels selected from 163 eli...

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August 30, 2026

Why Romantasy Is Still Booming in 2026: How Fantasy Romance, BookTok and Reader Communities Are Changing Publishing

Romantasy—the combination of fantasy and romance—has moved far beyond being a temporary BookTok trend. By 2026, the genre is influencing bestselle...

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August 30, 2026

Why Special Edition Books Are Booming in 2026: Sprayed Edges, Collector Hardcovers and the Return of the Beautiful Physical Book

In an age of eBooks, audiobooks, streaming entertainment and instant digital content, one of publishing’s strongest 2026 trends is surprisingly ph...

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August 23, 2026

Why Classic Books Are Going Viral Again in 2026: How Wuthering Heights, BookTok and Rediscovered Literature Are Creating New Bestsellers

Classic literature is having an unexpected commercial moment in 2026. Books written decades—or even centuries—ago are being rediscovered through f...

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