This chapter analyzes the unusual decline in sales of political science books during the current election year and explores the trend of people turning to escapist fiction during stressful times. It also discusses the emergence of TikTok as a major force in the US book market.
Romantasy is the most popular literary genre in America right now. Vulture’s Kathryn VanArendonk and Circana’s Kristen McLean explain why.
This episode was produced by Amanda Lewellyn, edited by Amina Al-Sadi, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by David Herman, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram.