Fans of Taylor Swift — affectionately known as Switfies — have long been celebrated by the singer herself for their love of solving intricate mysteries dreamed up by the singer, and they’ve now turned their attention to a mysterious new book.
An untitled book from Macmillan imprint Flatiron – currently known only as ‘4C Untitled Flatiron Nonfiction Summer 2023’ – will be published on July 9, with the mystery author revealed earlier that month.
The book has caused a stir since Swifties became convinced that this book has a connection to the 33-year-old singer… despite no concrete evidence of her involvement and no comment yet from Swift herself.
While we still have some time to solve the mystery, the book – fueled by the madness of the Swifties – is currently #1 on the Barnes & Nobles pre-sales charts.
The book also ranks #1 in Amazon’s Photography and Video category and currently #58 across all books, although it was previously ranked #2.
Mystery: Fans of Taylor Swift – affectionately known as Switfies – have long been celebrated by the singer herself for their love of solving intricate mysteries set up by the singer, and they have now turned their attention to a mysterious new book
Untitled: An untitled book from Macmillan imprint Flatiron – currently known only as ‘4C Untitled Flatiron Nonfiction Summer 2023’ – will be published July 9, with the mystery author revealed earlier that month
The hardback book is currently available for pre-order for $45 and the Kindle version is available for $29.99.
The Swiftie speculation began on Monday, when a document surfaced on social media purportedly from Flatiron that revealed they’re releasing a “major non-fiction book this summer, with title and author to be announced on June 13.”
Many concluded that it was a Taylor Swift book since the singer’s highly publicized favorite number is in fact 13.
Others dug deeper, looking at the hefty page count of the book of 544… with many noting that 5+4+4 is 13.
Fans also noted that the book’s release date – July 9 – was a date mentioned in Swift’s 2010 song Last Kiss, from her album Speak Now.
Swift also announced that she will be releasing “Taylor’s Version” of the album just two days early on July 7, the last of her first six albums that she is re-recording after Scooter Braun obtained the master recordings for those albums while under Big Machine sat. Recordings.
The book was also described as a ‘biography or autobiography’ that would also contain more than 40 color photographs, with an initial print run of 1 million copies.
The Flatiron announcement also read, “This is not a political book, it’s a fun, festive title and will skew a little younger, but is for people of all ages.” This has global appeal and will generate huge publicity. I’d compare (compare) this to Flatiron’s memoir of Matthew Perry…and a little bit to Prince Harry’s Spare.”
Swiftie speculation: The Swiftie speculation began on Monday, when a document surfaced on social media purportedly from Flatiron revealing that they are releasing a “major non-fiction book this summer, with the title and author to be announced on June 13.”
Favorite: Many concluded it was a Taylor Swift book since the singer’s highly publicized favorite number is in fact 13
Date: Fans also noted that the book’s release date – July 9 – was a date mentioned in Swift’s 2010 song Last Kiss, from her album Speak Now
Million: The book was also described as a ‘biography or autobiography’ which would also contain more than 40 color photographs, with an initial print run of 1 million copies
Despite all these supposed clues to Taylor Swift’s involvement, Variety reported “with certainty” that the book was not, in fact, written by Swift.
Flatiron has not commented on the speculation surrounding the book, where there are many guesses about who the author might be, especially if the detail of the first print run of 1 million turns out to be true.
While Swift is certainly one of the few celebrities whose book would warrant such a large first print run, the singer is also currently fully immersed in a massive world tour.
Several bookstores have already reported hundreds of pre-order cancellations following Variety’s report, while others, such as Wisconsin’s Blue House Books, have announced they will offer full refunds if the author turns out not to be Swift.