backlist

noun

back·list ˈbak-ˌlist

: a list of books kept in print as distinguished from books newly published

Examples of backlist in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Her publisher, Knopf, is also rereleasing her backlist with brand new covers. —

Seija Rankin, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019 My publisher for non-Dilbert books has canceled my upcoming book and the entire backlist. —

Paul Bedard, Washington Examiner, 7 Aug. 2023 Today its imprints include commercial lines such as Atria (Vince Flynn, Colleen Hoover, Jodi Picoult, Brad Thor) and the venerable Scribner (Stephen King, Kiese Laymon, Jesmyn Ward) whose backlist features F. Scott Fitzgerald and Ernest Hemingway. —

Dan Sinykin, Los Angeles Times, 8 Aug. 2023 This impressive backlist reminds us, yet again, how often great books emerge from small presses. —

Michael Dirda, Washington Post, 12 May 2023 See all Example Sentences for backlist

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Word History

First Known Use

1946, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler

The first known use of backlist was in 1946

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