Research

Romance Reader Insights: TBR List Size

Results of my third weekly Instagram poll about the reading habits and preferences of romance readers.

Mar 31 •

Romance Reader Insights: Number of Books Read in 2024

Results of my second weekly Instagram poll about the reading habits and preferences of romance readers.

Mar 25 •

Romance Reader Insights: Book Format

Results of my first weekly Instagram poll about the reading habits and preferences of romance readers.

Mar 17 •

The Rise of Romance Bookstores

Over the last two years, physical romance bookstores have increased 13.5x to 65 stores in the United States and 9.4x to 89 stores worldwide.

Mar 13 •

Romance Book Podcasts

I've pulled together together a list of 169 currently active romance book podcasts—active meaning they've released an episode in the last 6 months.

Nov 28, 2024 •

Book Data Difficulties

The most comprehensive and influential book sales data in the industry is basically inaccessible to anyone beyond the publishing industry.

Oct 24, 2024 •

Awesome Romance Research I've Found

Sharing some research on book data, romance book covers and, ahem, lewd vocabulary in erotic fiction.

Sep 20, 2024 •

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