It's time to take a reflective journey through the world of literature with our wrapped 2023. Inspired by Spotify Wrapped, Luath Press Wrapped offers a delightful roundup of the books that have graced our shelves and captured our imaginations over the past year. Join us as we take a look at what patterns emerged, and what changed from last year.
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In the ever-expanding universe of literature, we have once again proven ourselves as a prolific force, gifting readers with a staggering 38 titles in the year 2023. This impressive feat not only showcases the commitment of Luath Press to fostering diverse voices but also provides readers with an extensive array of genres and themes to explore.
In comparison to last year, an additional 5 titles were published in 2023.
As such, it is therefore obvious that our total pages will be longer, but our average length is shorter.
Our busiest month was December, publishing a total of 7 books! Whilst our quietest months were March and July (both publishing one title each).
The Longest book, at 736 pages, was Scottish Literature by Alan Riach, the new hardback edition. This is the same title as last year (given that the paperbacks as published last year), so if we to look at new titles only, the winner would be Edinburgh’s Festivals by David Pollock.
Our shortest book, at 62 pages, was The Hoolet Thit Couldnae Fly by Emma Grae!
When it comes to our binding preferences, we tend to publish a lot more paperbacks than hardbacks. The majority of our hardbacks this year were also only published in the second half of 2023 - bar Animal Fairm [The Illustratit Edition] by Thomas Clark.
In total, there were 32 paperbacks published in comparison to 6 hardbacks.
As per usual, when it comes to what languages we publish in, whilst English books do dominate the line-up, we still pursue the worlds of Scots and Gaelic publishing. Both are deeply important to us and we always strive to bring great literature into the world in both Scots and Gaelic. Whether it be an original story, a translation or anything in between!
And finally, we have the all-important genre comparison.
When it comes to the strictly fiction vs non-fiction comparison, non-fiction dominated our catalogues this year. Last year, we saw the balance being a little more equal. This may be because we published a lot more poetry and memoirs this year. We also published fewer political books, with history taking over as our most popular genre.
Luath Press Wrapped 2023 serves as a testament to the power of literature in its various forms.
As we bid farewell to 2023, let these literary gems from Luath Press inspire us to keep exploring the vast landscapes of human experience through the pages of a good book.
Cheers to another year of literary discovery!
