(Please note: the list for 2011 is still incomplete as I only have books listed through September. The majority listed release by May.)
Total Books Listed: 32
Genre:
Amish - 2
Biblical Fiction - 2
Contemporary - 3
Historical Fiction - 11
Memoir - 1
Romantic Suspense - 3
Romance - 7
Speculative - 1
Young Adult - 2
Publisher:
Abingdon Press - 1
B&H Books - 2
Barbour Novella - 1
Barbour Publishing - 1
Barbour/Heartsong - 1
Bethany House - 2
Black Lyon Publishing - 1
Desert Breeze - 3
GES - 1
JourneyForth - 1
Love Inspired Historical - 1
OakTara - 1
Realms - 1
Revell - 1
SkySail Books - 1
Thomas Nelson - 5
Torn Veil - 1
Tyndale House - 2
Waterbrook Multnomah - 1
Whitaker House - 1
White Rose - 1
WhiteFire - 1
Zondervan - 1
It doesn't surprise me that Historical Fiction leads the way with eleven debut novels. Romance lags a bit behind with seven. Combine that with the three from romantic suspense and you have ten. I am rather surprised that Amish only has two.
It's also interesting to note that Thomas Nelson has five new authors while other major publishing houses only have one or two. A little over one-third of the books releasing this year come out under a small or lesser known publishing label.
Question: What is your take on these statistics? Does it give you hope? Does it point you in a different direction?
