What does midlist mean?
Midlist means (publishing, of a book or author) Unlikely to be more than modestly successful..
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(publishing, of a book or author) Unlikely to be more than modestly successful..
He scoffs at the lesser-known, midlist and emerging authors […].
The celebrity tell-all has been proposed as a frontlist title, whereas the cookbook has been proposed as a backlist title and the food history book as a midlist title.
Use midlist when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Midlist means (publishing, of a book or author) Unlikely to be more than modestly successful..
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The opposite depends on the specific sense.
He scoffs at the lesser-known, midlist and emerging authors […].
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