midlist
[ mid-list ]
/ ˈmɪdˌlɪst /
noun
the part of a publisher's sales list of newly or recently published books consisting of titles that are expected to have average sales or success, as compared to the frontlist.
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He calls these authors who have been dropped by the big publishers midway into their careers the “midlist” writers.
British Dictionary definitions for midlist
mid-list
noun
- a section of a publisher's list containing those books that are not bestsellers
- (as modifier)a mid-list writer See also backlist, front list
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