2025 Young Adult Market Report
100 Pages of Trends, Tropes, and Editorial Appetite—Decoded
Want to know what today’s YA editors are actually buying—and what they wish they were seeing? This 100-page deep-dive report breaks down over 300 young adult deals from July 2024 to July 2025 with precision, clarity, and trend-savvy insight.
Crafted for authors, agents, and publishing professionals, this report goes beyond vibes and viral trends to show you the real patterns shaping YA acquisition today.
What’s Inside:
A tag-by-tag breakdown of themes, genres, tones, tropes, identities, relationships, and more
Frequency charts and heatmaps so you can visually spot what’s hot—and what’s oversaturated
White space grids to pinpoint emotional, cultural, or conceptual gaps in the market
High-level takeaways for writers pitching from both identity-majority and identity-marginalized perspectives
A look at editorial appetite by imprint, including who's going dark, who's going queer, and who's leaning literary
Comps cheat sheets, from frequent faves (Fourth Wing, The Cruel Prince) to rising sleeper hits
Bonus: a list of the 10 YA projects that would crush right now based on cross-tag demand
Designed to help you position your work with strategic accuracy, this report isn’t just market research—it’s market fluency.
In a crowded and fast-shifting category, clarity is power. Get yours here.
100 Pages of Trends, Tropes, and Editorial Appetite—Decoded
Want to know what today’s YA editors are actually buying—and what they wish they were seeing? This 100-page deep-dive report breaks down over 300 young adult deals from July 2024 to July 2025 with precision, clarity, and trend-savvy insight.
Crafted for authors, agents, and publishing professionals, this report goes beyond vibes and viral trends to show you the real patterns shaping YA acquisition today.
What’s Inside:
A tag-by-tag breakdown of themes, genres, tones, tropes, identities, relationships, and more
Frequency charts and heatmaps so you can visually spot what’s hot—and what’s oversaturated
White space grids to pinpoint emotional, cultural, or conceptual gaps in the market
High-level takeaways for writers pitching from both identity-majority and identity-marginalized perspectives
A look at editorial appetite by imprint, including who's going dark, who's going queer, and who's leaning literary
Comps cheat sheets, from frequent faves (Fourth Wing, The Cruel Prince) to rising sleeper hits
Bonus: a list of the 10 YA projects that would crush right now based on cross-tag demand
Designed to help you position your work with strategic accuracy, this report isn’t just market research—it’s market fluency.
In a crowded and fast-shifting category, clarity is power. Get yours here.
100 Pages of Trends, Tropes, and Editorial Appetite—Decoded
Want to know what today’s YA editors are actually buying—and what they wish they were seeing? This 100-page deep-dive report breaks down over 300 young adult deals from July 2024 to July 2025 with precision, clarity, and trend-savvy insight.
Crafted for authors, agents, and publishing professionals, this report goes beyond vibes and viral trends to show you the real patterns shaping YA acquisition today.
What’s Inside:
A tag-by-tag breakdown of themes, genres, tones, tropes, identities, relationships, and more
Frequency charts and heatmaps so you can visually spot what’s hot—and what’s oversaturated
White space grids to pinpoint emotional, cultural, or conceptual gaps in the market
High-level takeaways for writers pitching from both identity-majority and identity-marginalized perspectives
A look at editorial appetite by imprint, including who's going dark, who's going queer, and who's leaning literary
Comps cheat sheets, from frequent faves (Fourth Wing, The Cruel Prince) to rising sleeper hits
Bonus: a list of the 10 YA projects that would crush right now based on cross-tag demand
Designed to help you position your work with strategic accuracy, this report isn’t just market research—it’s market fluency.
In a crowded and fast-shifting category, clarity is power. Get yours here.
