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The Most Googled Books in 2025

Google released its annual search trends, and the most queried book titles are about what you’d expect. Save perhaps for #1, which was Colleen Hoover’s Regretting You–I didn’t realize there was that much heat behind this one. The rest (Onyx Storm, The Summer I Turned Pretty, Frankenstein) were books with huge launches and adaptations. It by Stephen King and 1984 by George Orwell make the list, both for scary reasons.

Nuzzi Fizzles

I think I would have predicted this one though. Unless you are extremely online or work in media, you don’t know who Olivia Nuzzi is. It’s kinda that simple. It doesn’t help that the book itself is apparently really, really bad. Is there a version of this story that would actually sell a book? Like an investigative journalist really gets into it? I still think no. No one cares. Let’s all move along.

Edelweiss Substantially Hikes Prices

Edelweiss is one of the pipes through which the modern publishing industry flows. As a media person, I use it almost daily to browse catalogs, request review copies, and otherwise keep track of forthcoming books I want to know more about. One thing you can do when you are that important is raise prices. And that Edelweiss has done. Edelweiss was recently acquired, which is often a moment where existing ways of doing things are re-examined. And very rarely does that mean prices stay the same. In some cases, the publisher fees are increasing by almost 300%, which is tough to take even if you really like a service. NetGalley is their only real competitor, and I would be interested to see if there is a chance for them to grab some market share, though they are not exactly 1:1 replacements. Also would be an interesting moment for an upstart to come into what is essentially a database management product.