Avidly read history-and-humor series continued their hold on the nonfiction book consumer base in China at the end of 2021.
China Bestsellers: A Tall ‘Dune’ Appears on November’s Charts, Driven by Film
The Frank Herbert series may be finding a footing in the Chinese market, where series and relatively recent ‘classics’ are prized.
China Bestsellers: New Editions Buoyed October’s Fiction Market
The October charts in China confirm that a new edition of a popular work can boost sales in a market that honors its modern classics.
Italy’s Newest Readership Statistics: Released for BookCity Milano
As the 10th BookCity Milano event opens, the Italian Publishers Association releases readership and bookselling research about the city.
French Youth Books: Glénat Acquires Hugo Companies for Romance, Comics
One goal of Glénat’s acquisition of Hugo, says Arthur de Saint Vincent, is a complementary use of licenses, heavy on romance and comics.
China Bestsellers in August: Familiar Authors With New Success
The school systems’ reading lists were put away in August, but China’s charts continued to turn over slowly. The fastest movers were in fiction.
China Bestsellers: July Was Driven by Summer’s School Reading Lists
With the return to school on the horizon, classroom reading lists dominate the mid-summer charts in China for July.
China Bestsellers: June’s List Welcomes Neil Gaiman
The star of the danmei wuxia television series ‘Word of Honor’ has catapulted a volume of Neil Gaiman stories onto the Chinese bestseller lists.
China Bestsellers: TikTok Helps Boost Michaelides’ ‘Silent Patient’
Recommendations on TikTok and other media push Alex Michaelides’ bestselling debut onto the charts in China in May.
China Bestsellers: April’s Slow Ride on the Spring Charts
The pandemic ‘year of the backlist’ appears to be still in force in China, the fiction and children’s charts gliding especially slowly.
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