Amazon has become the leading self-publishing platform with Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP), software that allows an user to upload their manuscript and create purchasable e-books and paperbacks.
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CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
27 Oct. 2025
When Catalina goes into the kitchen to refill her calabash, Frances grabs the box of Thompson paperbacks and makes a run for Ray at the restaurant.
At that time young adult novels were the place where there were books about female main characters who were feeling big emotions and experiencing love—romantic love and friend love—and navigating a world that felt familiar.
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Stephanie McNeal,
Glamour,
8 Jan. 2026
Every month was this parcel of books written by some of the most important names in fiction, and then all these new voices.
The other 19% constitute freaks at the far end, who read 10 or more tomes.
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Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
5 Jan. 2026
Aptly titled Ultimate Collector Watches, the two tomes spotlight 100 of the most incredible timepieces ever made and provide a comprehensive historical overview of haute horlogerie, from the very first pocket watches to the latest and greatest one-offs.
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