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LGBTQ Fiction Sales are Surging in the U.S., The NPD Group Says

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Wednesday, June 15, 2022
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PORT WASHINGTON, N.Y., June 15, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Print book unit sales for LGBTQ in adult, kids, and young adult fiction categories in the U.S. are surging. Sales reached nearly 5 million units in 2021, doubling the previous year's sales for this subject. So far in 2022, LGBTQ fiction book year-over-year sales increased by 39% from January through May 28, 2022, compared to the same time last year, according to The NPD Group.

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  • Sales of LGBTQ fiction print book sales in the US reached nearly 5 million units in 2021, doubling the previous year's sales for this subject.
  • PORT WASHINGTON, N.Y., June 15, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Print book unit sales for LGBTQ in adult, kids, and young adult fiction categories in the U.S. are surging.
  • So far in 2022, LGBTQ fiction book year-over-year sales increased by 39% from January through May 28, 2022, compared to the same time last year, according to The NPD Group.
  • According to NPD BookScan, the biggest absolute gains in LGBTQ fiction last year came from young adult fiction subjects, with sales growing by 1.3 million units over the previous year.

The Aesop Queer Library: a Treasure Trove of Titles by LGBTQIA+ Authors and Allies

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Wednesday, June 23, 2021
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To give the featured authors the prominence they deserve, all shelves will be cleared of Aesop products and stocked entirely with books elevating the voices and stories of LGBTQIA+ individuals from around the world.

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  • To give the featured authors the prominence they deserve, all shelves will be cleared of Aesop products and stocked entirely with books elevating the voices and stories of LGBTQIA+ individuals from around the world.
  • Each visitor entering the store will be able to take home the book of their choice-whether they are a decade-old Aesop customer or a passer-by who happened to be intrigued by the window display.
  • To compose the selection, Aesop's retail and office teams across the US and Canada were asked to recommend their favorite queer authors and titles.
  • To complement these purchases, Penguin Random House has made a generous donation of 2,350 books by such authors as Bryan Washington and Ocean Vuong.

Hudson Unveils Its Best Books of 2019, The Perfect Companions For Life’s Next Adventure

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Monday, December 2, 2019
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The Travelers Best Friends 2019 frontrunners span a variety of categories including Best Fiction, Best Nonfiction, and Best Young Reader.

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  • The Travelers Best Friends 2019 frontrunners span a variety of categories including Best Fiction, Best Nonfiction, and Best Young Reader.
  • Its nearly impossible to objectively choose a handful of best books, but our list represents the titles that our booksellers connected to (and over) most deeply.
  • It is so much fun to share our Best Books of 2019 with Hudsons larger community of travelers, in hopes more connections are made via great books.
  • The full list of Best Books of 2019 features:
    Hudson Booksellers 2019 Book of the Year: On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous - Ocean Vuong.