According to the British "Independent" report, after Trump won, the sales of "The Handmaid's Tale" soared by 400 places in the United States and is now ranked third on the bestseller list. Sales of several dystopian books have also surged severalfold.
Sales of "The Handmaid's Tale" have soared since Donald Trump was re-elected as US president, and books about feminism, far-right politics and dystopian themes have dominated major publications. list, with sales of some books increasing 30,000 times.
After a fierce campaign, the Republican candidate defeated Democratic opponent Kamala Harris and returned to the White House for a second term as president. Concerned women reported an increase in online discrimination against women after Trump was declared the winner, and women's rights groups expressed concern about restrictions on reproductive rights during Trump's previous administration.
The issues have been a prominent theme throughout the campaign, with Trump reportedly celebrating the overturning of the 2022 Roe v. Wade decision, which gave women the right to terminate pregnancies.
Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale is currently No. 3 on the U.S. bestseller list, climbing more than 400 places. The book depicts a society where women are raised for the sole purpose of bearing children. On the eve of the election, Atwood shared a cartoon of a woman wearing a red robe entering a polling station as a maid, while on the other side was an independent woman in private attire. After the award was announced, she wrote: "Despair is not an option. It helps no one."
Other books that saw significant sales growth include Timothy Snyder's "On Democracy," which topped 24 It rose hundreds of places to rank eighth. Sales of Democracy in Retrograde by Sami Sage and Emily Amick have increased 300,000-fold, and it now tops the Movers and Shakers list, which measures single-day increases in reader interest Biggest books. Rebecca Solnit's collection of essays "Men Explain to Me" climbed 40,000 in the same period.
According to the British "Independent" report, after Trump won, the sales of "The Handmaid's Tale" soared by 400 places in the United States and is now ranked third on the bestseller list. Sales of several dystopian books have also surged severalfold.
Sales of "The Handmaid's Tale" have soared since Donald Trump was re-elected as US president, and books about feminism, far-right politics and dystopian themes have dominated major publications. list, with sales of some books increasing 30,000 times.
After a fierce campaign, the Republican candidate defeated Democratic opponent Kamala Harris and returned to the White House for a second term as president. Concerned women reported an increase in online discrimination against women after Trump was declared the winner, and women's rights groups expressed concern about restrictions on reproductive rights during Trump's previous administration.
The issues have been a prominent theme throughout the campaign, with Trump reportedly celebrating the overturning of the 2022 Roe v. Wade decision, which gave women the right to terminate pregnancies.
Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale is currently No. 3 on the U.S. bestseller list, climbing more than 400 places. The book depicts a society where women are raised for the sole purpose of bearing children. On the eve of the election, Atwood shared a cartoon of a woman wearing a red robe entering a polling station as a maid, while on the other side was an independent woman in private attire. After the award was announced, she wrote: "Despair is not an option. It helps no one."
Other books that saw significant sales growth include Timothy Snyder's "On Democracy," which topped 24 It rose hundreds of places to rank eighth. Sales of Democracy in Retrograde by Sami Sage and Emily Amick have increased 300,000-fold, and it now tops the Movers and Shakers list, which measures single-day increases in reader interest Biggest books. Rebecca Solnit's collection of essays "Men Explain to Me" climbed 40,000 in the same period.
Source: Sina Finance