The Self-Help Publishing Market in 2026

Self-help publishing market in 2025

Introduction Self-help is one of the strongest categories in publishing: in the US, its print sales rose 14.7% in 2025 while adult nonfiction as a whole fell. This article looks at who is reading self-help now, the themes and formats driving sales, the role of self-publishing, and where the genre is heading in 2026. Key … Read more