Panorama Picks

Panorama Project Announces Second Quarter Picks

The Panorama Project is delighted to announced the latest Panorama Picks which showcase recent Adult Fiction, Adult Nonfiction, and Young Adult titles with the highest unmet demand in US public libraries. The nine regional lists, representing each of the eight regions represented by independent booksellers’ associations plus Hawaii, feature 25 titles in each category and illustrate both shared and unique interests of readers from across the United States.

Panorama Picks are unique from other lists in that they are derived from anonymized hold list data for eBooks from public libraries in the USA. The resulting lists of recently published titles have notably longer wait times for patrons of local libraries. This unmet demand represents sales and merchandising opportunities for booksellers and serves as a reference for collection development librarians. Given the lack of industry data and non-existent reporting on purchases of eBooks by public libraries, Panorama Picks offers insights to authors, agents and other publishing professionals looking for trends in readers’ preferences and the significant contribution of public libraries to overall sales of many individual titles.

Panorama Project Announces 2022 First Quarter Picks

The Panorama Project is delighted to announced the latest Panorama Picks which showcase recent Adult Fiction, Adult Nonfiction, and Young Adult titles with the highest unmet demand in US public libraries. The nine regional lists, representing the eight regions of the American Booksellers Association plus Hawaii, feature 25 titles in each category and illustrate both shared and unique interests of readers from across the country.

Panorama Picks are unique from other lists in that they are derived from anonymized hold list data for eBooks from public libraries throughout the United States. The resulting lists of recently published titles have notably longer wait times for patrons of local libraries. This unmet demand represents sales and merchandising opportunities for booksellers, serves as a reference for collection development librarians, and offers insights to publishing professionals looking for trends in readers’ preferences.

Panorama Project Announces Fourth Quarter 2021 Picks

Today, the Panorama Project announced the latest Panorama Picks which showcase recent Adult Fiction, Adult Nonfiction, and Young Adult titles with the highest unmet demand in US public libraries. The nine regional lists, representing the eight regions of the American Booksellers Association plus Hawaii, feature 25 titles in each category and illustrate both shared and unique interests of readers from across the country.

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Latest Panorama Picks Go Beyond the Bestsellers with Regional Standouts

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The Panorama Project is pleased to announce the latest Panorama Picks which showcase recent fiction, nonfiction, and young adult titles with the highest unmet demand in US public libraries. The nine regional lists feature 25 titles in each category—185 titles in total, including 72 of which are unique to a single region (29 Adult Fiction, 27 Adult Non-Fiction, 16 Young Adult)—reflecting both the overlapping and distinctive interests of readers from across the country.

Abdi Nazemian's Like a Love Story | Panorama Picks Regional Spotlight

Novelist and screenwriter Abdi Nazemian’s 2019 YA novel, Like a Love Story, has made the Panorama Picks list twice, in two different regions—Hawaii in Q1, and the Midwest in Q2. This story of a young gay Iranian boy and his friends in 1980s New York published by HarperCollins imprint Balzer & Bray, it was a Summer 2019 IndieNext pick, 2020 Stonewall Honor award winner, and a 2020–2021 Project Lit Book Club selection. Ericka McIntyre recently spoke with Nazemian for the Panorama Project about his book, and what its popularity among library patrons might mean for other authors, booksellers, and publishers.

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Latest Panorama Picks Align with NPD BookScan Trends, Spotlight Regional Demand for Backlist

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The latest Panorama Picks have been announced by the Panorama Project, spotlighting notable recent fiction, nonfiction, and young adult ebooks with the highest unmet demand in United States public libraries. The nine regional lists feature 25 titles in each category—185 unique titles in total, including 62 of which are unique to a single region—reflecting both the overlapping and distinctive interests of readers across the country.

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Panorama Picks Spotlights Regional Differences in Anti-Racist and Social Justice Books at Public Libraries

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The Panorama Project, in collaboration with the Washington Post, has released a customized version of its Panorama Picks to spotlight a broader range of titles of interest to readers that are similar to the most frequently recommended titles on anti-racist reading lists. The nine regional lists include a total of 42 unique titles published between 2003–2020, all related to civil rights, and race and ethnic relations—reflecting the diverse interests and perspectives of readers in each region.

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Latest Panorama Picks Spotlight Unmet Demand with Unique Regional Standouts

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The latest Panorama Picks have been announced by the Panorama Project, spotlighting notable recent fiction, nonfiction, and young adult ebooks with the highest unmet demand in United States public libraries. The nine regional lists feature 25 titles in each category—189 unique titles in total, including 77 of which are unique to a single region—reflecting the diverse interests of readers across the country not always represented in national bestsellers lists or big budget marketing initiatives.

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New Panorama Picks Offer Actionable Data for Local Booksellers and Authors

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The latest Panorama Picks have been announced by the Panorama Project, spotlighting notable recent fiction, nonfiction, and young adult ebooks with the highest hold ratios in United States public libraries. The nine regional lists feature 25 titles in each category—190 unique titles in total, including 76 which only appear on one region’s list—reflecting the diverse interests and unmet demand of avid readers across the country not always reflected in national bestsellers lists or big budget marketing initiatives. The Q4 lists measure public library activity from October – December 2019, featuring books published from January – June 2019.