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midlist
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/ ˈmɪdˌlɪst /
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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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How to use midlist in a sentence
He calls these authors who have been dropped by the big publishers midway into their careers the “midlist” writers.
Calculatedly come-lately, mainstream publishing houses soon signed their own midlist gay authors.
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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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