01853nam a22002411i 450000500170000000800410001702000380005804000250009608200140012110000270013524500960016226400420025826400110030030000410031133600210035233700250037333800230039852010540042165000370147565000180151265000390153070000420156920201018104544.0200623t20162016nyu    e      000 0 eng d  a9781250088277cRM 33.17qhardback  aPPAKbengcPPAKerda00223a028.91 aArcher, Jodieeauthor.14aTHE BESTSELLER CODE:bANATOMY OF THE BLOCKBUSTER NOVEL /cJodie Archer & Matthew L.Jockers  1aNew York:bSt. Martin's Press ,c2016 4c©2016  a242 pages :billustrations ;c22 cm.  2rdacontentatext  2rdamediaaunmediated  2rdacarrieravolume  aWhat if there was an algorithm that could predict which novels become mega-bestsellers? Are books like Dan Brown's The Da Vinci Code and Gillian Flynn's Gone Girl the Gladwellian outliers of publishing? The Bestseller Code boldly claims that the New York Times bestsellers in fiction are predictable and that it's possible to know with 97% certainty if a manuscript is likely to hit number one on the list as opposed to numbers two through fifteen.The algorithm does exist; the code has been cracked; the results are in; and they are stunning. The system analyses themes, plot, character, pacing, even the frequency of words and punctuation, to predict which stories will resonate with readers. A 28-year-old heroine is a big plus. So is realism. Giving 30% of your novel to only two specific topics. And if you can include a dog rather than a cat and few sex scenes, you have a better chance of writing a bestselling novel. The project is an investigation into our intellectual and emotional responses as humans and readers to books of all genres. 10aReading interests zUnited State20aBest sellers.20aPopular literaturezUnited States.1 a Jockers, Matthew L.d1966-eauthor.