Audiobook Sales Up 9 Percent In 2025, To $2.4B
Audiobook sales rose 9% in 2025 to $2.43 billion, with 750,000 active titles—a 43% increase over 2024. General fiction led revenue at 27%, while humor, general fiction and children’s titles posted the fastest growth. Audio‑first releases surged 50% to $136 million, representing 6% of total revenue. A consumer survey showed 58% of U.S. adults (about 157 million people) have listened to an audiobook, but piracy and AI‑narrated titles remain emerging concerns.
Dave Eggers on 'Contrapposto' And Supporting the Next Generation of Writers
Bestselling author Dave Eggers has released his long‑awaited novel *Contrapposto*, a story of two art‑obsessed friends spanning decades. Simultaneously, he is spearheading Art + Water, a 100,000‑square‑foot arts‑education hub on San Francisco’s Pier 29 aimed at removing economic barriers for creators. Eggers also highlighted...
Unauthorized Book About Rise Of SLIPKNOT And Creation Of 2001 Album 'Iowa' To Arrive In August
Little, Brown Book Group will publish Dan Franklin’s “Somewhere Between Screaming And Crying: Slipknot, Nu Metal And 9/11” on August 6, 2026. The book marks the 25th anniversary of Slipknot’s 2001 album “Iowa” and offers the first comprehensive account of...
You’re Not Who You Think You Are
The article challenges the promise of self‑help books that claim thought alone can reshape identity, arguing that such techniques ignore deeper conditioning formed in childhood. It explains that personal identity and coping strategies are products of early messages, not innate...
Posing and Passing in Translation: From Amara Lakhous to Elena Ferrante and Jhumpa Lahiri
The essay examines how "posing" and "passing" function as narrative and linguistic strategies in contemporary Italian literature, focusing on three exophonic works: Amara Lakhous’s *Clash of Civilizations Over an Elevator in Piazza Vittorio* (2006), Elena Ferrante’s Neapolitan novels (2011‑2014), and...