FTEN, the bestsellers of the year are the least expected books. However, the most anticipated ones are often by bestselling authors or sequels to previously successful books.
The Hunger Games series has sold over 100 million copies worldwide and continues to be influential in young adult literature. Rebecca Yarros, who drew on her experience with chronic illness and life in a military family to write the best-selling Fourth Wing, has created a spicy fantasy series with bookstores planning midnight release parties for Onyx Storm.
This level of fan fervor reminds booksellers of the excitement surrounding Twilight and Harry Potter. The Empyrean series is also set to be adapted into a television series. By the end of 2025, Jeff Kinney's wildly popular Diary of a Wimpy Kid series will see the return of Greg Heffley, the crude and clueless protagonist.
This story is from the January 08, 2025 edition of The New Indian Express Bengaluru.
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