30 Weeks of Grey Pave the Way for Indies

All across the pages of our favorite Sunday friend; aka NYT Book Review, shocking shifts are shaking up the scene. Debuting at #1 for E-Book Fiction last Sunday, James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge’s heart pounding page turner, Zoo did the inevitable.  Fifty Shades has been dethroned. That’s right, after 30, 28 and 28 weeks on the top of the E-book list the three BDSM titles that began as indie fan fiction and launched a renewed worldwide craving for erotica are lapped by a tale of well… tails. Human Animal Conflict (HAC) is what Patterson and Ledwidge bring to our attention in Zoo and now, there is a different kind of motion in the ocean—bloodthirsty four footed fiends are afoot.

 

So the books that have stolen the media’s focus for months are scooted down a couple of (bedpost) notches this week... "Oh My."

 Nudged by Zoo last week and separated by Gillian Flynn’s rollicking thriller Gone Girl, the trilogy everyone’s been talking about (whether gushing about it or critiquing rather harshly) now is topped by A Wanted Man, Delusion in Death and Gone Girl, but holds steady at 4, 5 and 6 this week. Whatever will the king do now? Keep selling I’m sure!

 

Not only has the Fifty Shades craze served as a reminder that sex indeed sells—rather maniacally at times, but it has opened doors for indie erotica, fan fiction, indie books in general and continues to hold steady on those lists where indies count in the trad pubbed world. So, bravo to these three titles who paved the way for indies to flourish further, and bravo to indie readers  everywhere for making it happen!

So what will you be reading after taking a trip to the Zoo and maybe harboring A Wanted Man? I know my shelves are stacked, so I'll be Gone Girl for quite a while.

Enjoy the flavorful diversity that has appeared in the big top five & make sure to put those floggers away before compamy arrives.

Peace and Pleather,

K.