Archive - Romancing the Data

Heated Rivalry Best Line Voting Bracket

Details about the voting bracket running from February 18 to March 4, 2026, as well as results of the daily polls.

Feb 15 • Lady Jane

Amazon Kindle Store Romance Best Sellers Analysis: Jan 2026

Monthly analysis of the US Kindle Store Top 100 Best Sellers in Romance (Paid), including my exclusive monthly ranking.

Feb 13 • Lady Jane

Romance Best Seller Trends: Publishers, Price, POV, and Publication Age

After 6 months of analyzing the Amazon Kindle Store Top 100 Best Sellers in Romance (Paid) list, what trends have emerged?

Feb 9

Romance Bookstore Update: January 2026

There are now 227 physical romance bookstores worldwide; 8 new physical stores opened in January.

Feb 7 • Lady Jane

January 2026

New York Times: Top 100 Romance Best Sellers of 2025

Year-end ranking of all the romance and romantasy books on The New York Times Combined Fiction Best Sellers list last year.

Jan 28 • Lady Jane

NYT Best Seller Analysis: Dec 2025

Monthly breakdown of the NYT Combined Fiction Best Sellers list with a focus on romance and romantasy books, along with some year-end insights.

Jan 26 • Lady Jane

Best of the Best Romance Books of 2025

I analyzed 32 'Best of 2025' romance book lists, so you don't have to! Here are the 33 books that appeared on the most lists, the best of the best.

Jan 16 • Lady Jane

Romance Bookstore Update: December 2025

There was a 137% increase in physical romance bookstores worldwide in 2025, growing from 92 to 218 stores.

Jan 14 • Lady Jane

Amazon Kindle Store: Top 100 Romance Best Sellers of 2025

My exclusive annual ranking of the U.S. Kindle Store Top 100 Best Sellers in Romance (Paid).

Jan 12

New Insider Version of Romance Bookstore Directory

Learn about the new benefit for my annual paid subscribers.

Jan 6 • Lady Jane

Amazon Kindle Store Romance Best Sellers Analysis: Dec 2025

Monthly analysis of the US Kindle Store Top 100 Best Sellers in Romance (Paid), including my exclusive monthly ranking.

Jan 5 • Lady Jane

December 2025

NYT Best Seller Analysis: Nov 2025

Monthly breakdown of the NYT Combined Fiction Best Sellers list with a focus on romance and romantasy books.

Dec 29, 2025 • Lady Jane

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