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Literature & Fiction (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Books, Books): Amazon KDP category data

Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Literature & Fiction (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Books, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $11.87, median 2,548 reviews, average rating 4.4 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 35/100 (highly competitive).

35Opportunity / 100
$11.87Median price
2,548Median reviews
Price range (middle 50%)$10.48 – $17.40
Average rating4.4
New releases (90 days)20%
Books on the list100
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What stands out

  • Its review barrier is higher than in 94% of Books categories: the median best seller has 2,548 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
  • 20% of its best sellers came out in the last 90 days, more than in 90% of Books categories: readers here keep buying new titles.
  • At $11.87 its median price is below 83% of Books categories, so it is a volume game.

Top 10 Literature & Fiction best sellers

  1. Stitched: A Novel book cover by Eli McCann

    Stitched: A Novel

    by Eli McCann

    • List rank#1
    • Price$12.09
    • Rating4.2
    • Reviews717

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  2. This Is How It Always Is: A Novel book cover by Laurie Frankel

    This Is How It Always Is: A Novel

    by Laurie Frankel

    • List rank#2
    • Price$2.99
    • Rating4.5
    • Reviews41,868

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  3. The House in the Cerulean Sea (Cerulean Chronicles Book 1) book cover by TJ Klune

    The House in the Cerulean Sea (Cerulean Chronicles Book 1)

    by TJ Klune

    • List rank#3
    • Price$12.99
    • Rating4.6
    • Reviews95,903

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  4. John of John (Oprah's Book Club): A Novel book cover by Douglas Stuart

    John of John (Oprah's Book Club): A Novel

    by Douglas Stuart

    • List rank#4
    • Price$15.54
    • Rating4.4
    • Reviews6,110

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  5. The Disappearers: A Novel book cover by Marlon James

    The Disappearers: A Novel

    by Marlon James

    • List rank#5
    • Price$23.15
    • Rating4.3
    • Reviews867

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  6. The Daughters of Rosebud: A Novel book cover by Sonny Buttar

    The Daughters of Rosebud: A Novel

    by Sonny Buttar

    • List rank#6
    • Price$4.99
    • Rating4.4
    • Reviews3,969

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  7. Canon: A Novel book cover by Paige Lewis

    Canon: A Novel

    by Paige Lewis

    • List rank#7
    • Price$1.99
    • Rating4.0
    • Reviews115

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  8. The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo: A Novel book cover by Taylor Jenkins Reid

    The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo: A Novel

    by Taylor Jenkins Reid

    • List rank#8
    • Price$9.02
    • Rating4.6
    • Reviews308,604

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  9. The Last Living Diva book cover by Matthew Addison

    The Last Living Diva

    by Matthew Addison

    • List rank#9
    • Price$19.99
    • Rating4.6
    • Reviews25

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  10. The Song of Achilles: A Novel book cover by Madeline Miller

    The Song of Achilles: A Novel

    by Madeline Miller

    • List rank#10
    • Price$9.69
    • Rating4.5
    • Reviews136,196

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FAQ

Is Literature & Fiction a good niche for Amazon KDP?

Its KDPTop opportunity score is 35/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 2,548 reviews and sells for $11.87.

How many reviews do you need to rank in Literature & Fiction?

The median best seller has 2,548 reviews, and 15% of them have fewer than 100.

What do Literature & Fiction best sellers cost?

The median price is $11.87; half of the best sellers are priced between $10.48 and $17.40.

Can new books break into Literature & Fiction?

20% of the current best sellers were released in the last 90 days.

About this data

Data comes from KDPTop's daily crawl of Amazon's public Best Sellers pages; medians use the latest list. The opportunity score (0–100, higher is easier to enter) combines the review barrier, the share of low-review books, list turnover, new-release share and price.