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Oct 9, 2022 · According to Penguin Random House, romance book sales had increased by more than 50% in 2021. Total unit sales for romance novels reached 47 million in 2021, including print and digital formats. This is a 24% increase compared to 2020, which recorded 37.9 million sold units.
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- Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë. Buy on Amazon. Though Jane Eyre might be ‘poor, obscure, plain and little’, her love story is anything but. One of the authoritative classics of the genre, Jane Eyre’s enduring popularity is testament to the power of its central romance.
- Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy. Buy on Amazon. A sprawling epic that takes readers across continents in the name of love, Anna Karenina is one of the longest books on this list, coming to an intimidating 800+ pages.
- Love in the Time of Cholera (Oprah's Book Club) by Gabriel Garcia Márquez. Buy on Amazon. Florentino Ariza has been waiting for 50 years for his true love to return.
- North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell. Buy on Amazon. This classic fish-out-of-water tale follows Margaret, a nineteen-year-old girl whose life is turned upside down when her family relocates from a sleepy village to Darkshire — a rough and restless industrial town in the north of England.
Feb 6, 2023 · Looking at a January to August sales period, an estimated 14.3 million romance novels were sold last year compared with just over 11 million sold in the same time period from 2020. I could throw more facts and figures at you for sure. But instead, let’s all just agree that romance novels are booming right now.
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Dec 21, 2023 · Our edit of the best romantic books to read now includes novels by Curtis Sittenfeld, Caroline O'Donoghue and Yomi Adegoke.
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- “The Duke and I” $7.21. $9.99. $11.02. $16.99. Ah, the novel that started it all — and inspired season one of "Bridgerton," starring Phoebe Dynevor and Rege-Jean Page.
- “The Viscount Who Loved Me” $7.50. $16.99. $7.54. $9.99. “The Viscount Who Loved Me” returns to the "the ton" in 1814, a year after "The Duke and I" takes place.
- “An Offer From a Gentleman” $12.88. $16.99. $13.99. Next up to London's marriage mart is Benedict Bridgerton, brother number two. His book, "An Offer from a Gentleman," is a classic Cinderella story, featuring an orphaned girl, a wicked stepmother, and a love-at-first-sight sequence at a ball.
- “Romancing Mister Bridgerton” $8.99. $16.99. The fourth book in the "Bridgerton" series puts the spotlight on the cheeky third Bridgerton brother, Colin.
Jun 2, 2023 · SUMMERS: Demand for romance novels is booming in the U.S., with sales of print copies surging about 52% in the year 2022 even as book sales saw a decline. That's according to Publishers' Weekly...
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Aug 23, 2024 · If you like your novels to end happily ever after, then do we have reading recommendations for you. Guest editor Katherine D. Morgan selects five of the best romance books of 2022, and offers a quick round-up of the love stories you should be looking forward to over the next few months.