Thank you for doing this analysis! This is so interesting. I’m surprised that one of Ali Hazelwoods novellas made the top 10 instead of one of her other two full length books this year! Is there anyway to break down by debut authors?
Ali's novella Hot for Slayer performed really well, staying at either #1 or #2 on four of the 2025 lists I used. I'm guessing it was a combination of Ali's popularity, the story being available as part of Kindle Unlimited and the short length (low commitment). I don't have a breakdown by debut author, but I think it's safe to say that the vast majority of these are not debuts. Alchemised is SenLinYu's debut novel, but they were a very popular fanfic writer previously. Game Changer is Rachel Reid's debut (2019) and it obviously has been boosted by the Heated Rivalry TV show. Most of these authors have been in the game for a while.
Thank you for doing this analysis! This is so interesting. I’m surprised that one of Ali Hazelwoods novellas made the top 10 instead of one of her other two full length books this year! Is there anyway to break down by debut authors?
Ali's novella Hot for Slayer performed really well, staying at either #1 or #2 on four of the 2025 lists I used. I'm guessing it was a combination of Ali's popularity, the story being available as part of Kindle Unlimited and the short length (low commitment). I don't have a breakdown by debut author, but I think it's safe to say that the vast majority of these are not debuts. Alchemised is SenLinYu's debut novel, but they were a very popular fanfic writer previously. Game Changer is Rachel Reid's debut (2019) and it obviously has been boosted by the Heated Rivalry TV show. Most of these authors have been in the game for a while.