ACOTAR preorder surge
Sarah J. Maas’s two new A Court of Thorns and Roses volumes climbed onto USA Today’s bestseller list from pre-orders and hold the #1 and #2 most-viewed spots on Barnes & Noble — a rare pre-publication bestseller phenomenon. Releases are slated for Oct. 27, 2026 and Jan. 12, 2027, and Book Riot flagged the pre-order wave as evidence that early engagement is reshaping how big fiction launches perform. (bookriot.com)
Sarah J. Maas revealed the two back‑to‑back ACOTAR novels during the March 4, 2026 episode of the Call Her Daddy podcast, per a New York Times report. (nytimes.com) Bloomsbury’s U.S. discovery and retailer product pages list the hardcover release dates as October 27, 2026 for Book 6 and January 12, 2027 for Book 7. (bloomsbury.com) Barnes & Noble’s “Most Popular Books Right Now” blog (published March 13, 2026) posted its weekly top‑10 most‑viewed list that included both upcoming ACOTAR product pages as active pre‑orders. (barnesandnoble.com) Book Riot devoted a March 8, 2026 episode of The Book Riot Podcast to the announcement and explicitly flagged the surge in ACOTAR pre‑orders while discussing broader market trends. (bookriot.com) USA TODAY published a how‑to pre‑order guide for the new ACOTAR books on March 6, 2026, and its Best‑selling Booklist ranks the top 150 titles weekly using aggregated sales data from chains, independents, mass merchandisers and online retailers. (usatoday.com (businesswire.com)) Bookseller and marketing guides explain that pre‑orders are held until a title’s publication date and are then added to launch‑week totals — the reporting mechanism that concentrates pre‑release demand into a single sales week. (weavinginfluence.com)
