Subject spotlight: Feminist

International Women’s Day is around the corner, and in this Subject Spotlight, your go-to source for quarterly data-driven insights into the performance of particular subjects in the Canadian book market, we explore the sales and library circulation performance of Fiction / Feminist titles during the fourth quarter of 2023 with the help of our SalesData and LibraryData services.

Buying Fiction / Feminist

As shown in the graph below, the sales of Fiction / Feminist titles were much higher during the fourth quarter of 2023 compared to 2022, with year-over-year sales increasing by 300% in October, 644% in November, and 273% in December.

In 2022, sales increased by 188% from October to December. In 2023, sales from October to December increased by 169%.

In 2023, sales increased by 124% from October to November and kept increasing an additional 20% from November to December.

In 2022, sales increased by 20% from October to November and continued to increase from November to December (140%).

Borrowing Fiction / Feminist

In terms of library circulation, as shown in the graph below, the fourth quarter of 2023 outperformed 2022.

Year-over-year loans increased by 110% in October, 128% in November, and 35% in December. Overall, during the fourth quarter of 2023, the loans of Fiction / Feminist titles saw a decrease of 5%. From October to December 2022, library loans increased by 48%.

Year-over-year renewals increased by 67% in October and 43% in November. In December, year-over-year renewals decrease by 17%. In the fourth quarter of 2023, the renewals of Fiction / Feminist increased by 11%. In 2022, the increase in renewals for this quarter was 122%.

Reading Fiction / Feminist

Here are the top selling and top borrowed Fiction / Feminist titles from the fourth quarter of 2023.

Top borrowed

1. Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus

2. Murder Most Royal by SJ Bennett

3. All You Have to Do Is Call by Kerri Maher

4. Under the Influence by Noelle Crooks

5. When Women Were Dragons by Kelly Barnhill

Top selling

1. Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus

2. Murder Most Royal by SJ Bennett (Paperback)

3. When Women Were Dragons by Kelly Barnhill

4. Murder Most Royal Bennett, SJ (Hardcover)

5. Under the Influence by Noelle Crooks

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Until next time!