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Bloomberg / Will Dunn / Jan 7, 2025
“In 2023, people in the UK and Ireland spent more on history books than at any point since Nielsen BookData’s records began in 1998. Ancient history sales rose 67% from 2013 to 2023, while books focusing on ‘specific subjects’ — individual stories of lives, events or movements — climbed 70% over the same period.”