Recent sales data for a biographical children’s book about Taylor Swift set a new benchmark for the Little Golden Book series, according to publisher Random House Children’s Books.
“Taylor Swift: A Little Golden Book Biography” has become “the fastest-selling Little Golden Book” since the line’s inception more than eight decades ago, according to a press release from Random House Children’s Books, a division of Penguin Random House, published last week. The achievement was previously documented by The Washington Post.
The acclaimed children’s biography, authored by Wendy Loggia, surpassed one million book sales in seven months, per Random House Children’s Books, to attain that stature. Its twenty-four pages are illustrated by Elisa Chavarri.
“I am profoundly moved by the response to the book; however, I refrain from expressing surprise,” Loggia wrote in the accompanying press release. “Taylor’s fandom is unparalleled, and to see readers of all ages, from adults to mini Swifties, embrace the book has been, well, sweet like honey!”
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On TikTok, “Taylor Swift: A Little Golden Book Biography” has attracted some interest, with the hashtags “#taylorswiftlittlegoldenbook” and #taylor swiftgoldenbook amassing 477,700 and 380,400 views, respectively.
Upon its May debut, the Swift-focused children’s book, which is presently priced at $5.99, was included in Little Golden Book’s collection of books with gilded spines. In the four weeks following the publication of “Taylor Swift: A Little Golden Book Biography,” 170,000 copies were purchased, according to publisher-supplied data cited by The Wall Street Journal during the summer.
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The global “Eras Tour,” which Swift kicked off in March with a trio of performances in Arizona, has produced a gross of $1.04 billion over 12 months ending Nov. 15, according to Pollstar. That estimate, the industry publication said, represented the first instance of a billion-dollar tour.
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The 2023 Time Person of the Year has also been dubbed a billionaire by both Bloomberg and Forbes and has seen major success on music streaming platforms.