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They Both Die at the End

Book · 2017 · Niche

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BookTok revived a novel whose paperback sold 684,982 US copies in a year.

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Original US cover of They Both Die at the End, art by Simon Prades
Cover art by Simon Prades; design by Erin Fitzsimmons; HarperTeen
UK paperback cover of They Both Die at the End
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Adam Silvera beside the cover of They Both Die at the End
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Cover of the prequel The First to Die at the End
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How it works
Reach21Contagion35Breadth50Velocity0Longevity8836

Numbers

Milestone date
Apr 2021
Sep 5 ’17 to Apr 2021
Platforms
4
Started on Retail
Origin
Mixed
Entertainment

Mechanics

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  • Visible in use
  • Platform jump
  • Press loop
  • Revival

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Published in 2017, the novel returned to bestseller lists through BookTok recommendations and reactions. A Rocket creator partnership joined the spread. Its paperback sold 684,982 US copies in 2021 and attracted new TV development.

Documented milestone; not a measured attention peak. Dates use the stated precision; chart positions are date anchors.

Wikipedia viewsJul ’17NovSep ’18Aug ’19Aug ’20Apr ’21JunSepFeb ’22JunOctFeb ’23MilestoneRetailTikTokPressAudio
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  1. September 2017

    Adam Silvera / HarperTeen seed · Sep 5 ’17

    HarperTeen published Silvera's novel about Mateo and Rufus receiving notice of their deaths.[1][2]

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  2. January 2019

    US print buyers commercial · Week of Jan 5, 2019

    The paperback sold 2,294 tracked copies in the week ending January 5.[3]

  3. March 2021

    Abby (@abbysbooks), with Rocket platform jump · Mar 4 ’21

    Rocket partnered with Abby on a video documenting her reading the novel in a day.[4][5][6]

  1. press · Mar 21 ’21

  2. platform jump · Mar 21 ’21

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Region
US
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Evidence
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