Year after year, sales demonstrate that the breadth and diversity of our backlist is among our greatest strengths. While some of these books make their way back into headlines and onto bestseller lists, others sell steadily but fly largely under the radar.
So, when we talk about having a strong backlist, which books do we mean?
Having analyzed backlist sales over the past decade (2015 through 2024), consistency is the name of the game. Below are some of the titles that sell year after year and belong in every bookstore: the Backlist Bedrock.
To see a more complete list of the Backlist Bedrock, click here.