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Seriously, I know it was a huge fad last year (and the year before), but there is something really relaxing about taking colored pencil to paper. In that spirit, here are some resources I’ve found about coloring books (in case you want to make and sell your own, or just color your own):
Coloring Book Trends
- “Adult coloring books hit best-seller lists” on Times Daily
- “Adult Coloring Explosion” on Web Junction
- “Against all odds, print books are on the rise again in the US” on Quartz
- “This woman is making a fortune selling coloring books for adults” on Business Insider
- “Coloring Books For Adults Take Off At NYC Public Library Branches” on CBS New York
- “Are Grown-Up Coloring Books the Future of Publishing?” on Flavorwire
- “Coloring Books, Children’s Boost Quarto 2015 Results” on Publisher’s Weekly
- “Dover, Others, Cash in on Adult Coloring” on Library Journal
- “Hottest trend in publishing is adult coloring books” on New York Post
- “Indie Author Finds Niche with ‘Geek Cookbook'” on Book Life
- “Sourcebooks Strikes Gold with Personalized Adult Coloring Books” on Digital Book World
- “The Coloring Craze: Adult Coloring Books, 2015” on Publisher’s Weekly
- “The Adult Coloring Book Boom Continues” on Publisher’s Weekly
- “Coloring Books For Adults Stay Hot” on Publisher’s Weekly
- “An adult coloring book publisher explains the appeal of adult coloring books” on Fusion
- “The King of Coloring Books” on Publisher’s Weekly
Related Trends
- “Sticker Books for Grown-Ups: Inside a Publishing Incubator” on Wall Street Journal
- “Toy Fair 2016: The Adult Publishing Coloring Craze Hits the Toy Industry” on Publisher’s Weekly
Coloring Benefits
- “The Zen of Adult Coloring Books” on The Atlantic
- “The Therapeutic Science Of Adult Coloring Books: How This Childhood Pastime Helps Adults Relieve Stress” on Medical Daily
- “Try Meditative Coloring to Help Ease Stress and Anxiety” on Lifehacker
- “Adult Coloring Books Turned Me Into a Child” on Thrillist
Making and Publishing Coloring Books
- “How to Make a Coloring Book” on Instructables
- “How To Self-Publish An Adult Coloring Book” on GoodeReader
- “Meet The Woman Who Sold A Million Copies Of Her Coloring Books For Adults” on Buzzfeed
- “Adult Coloring Books: How to Get Started Publishing and Selling Adult Coloring Books” on Inquisitr
Examples of Coloring Books
- “13 Ways You Can Make Coloring Books A Part Of Your Adult Life (NSFW)” on Huffington Post
- Adult Coloring Book: Stress Relieving Patterns
- Amazing Animals: A Stress Management Coloring Book For Adults
- Swear word coloring book
- Detailed Designs and Beautiful Patterns
- Secret Garden: An Inky Treasure Hunt and Coloring Book
- Adult Coloring Books on Amazon
