ORLANDO, Fla. – Though coloring books were once associated with kindergarten classrooms, adult versions of the colorful hobby have brought it back. You may have even seen them sitting at the top of ...

As a kid, you might have picked up a coloring book on a rainy day or when your parents needed you to occupy yourself quietly. As an adult, maybe you still enjoy coloring or doodling when you need to ...

I've always been that adult who squeezes in with the kids at their mini coloring table and delves into the arts and crafts right along with them. I may have even snagged a page or two out of their ...

These days, it seems you can't make it past the lobby of a Barnes & Noble without seeing an adult coloring book. The genre currently holds five of the top 10 spots on Amazon's best-sellers list, and ...

Excerpt from the "Executive Coloring Book" by Brenda Jackson, Dennis Altman, Marcie Hans, Martin A. Cohen, and Ronald L. McDonald, published in 1961. Via Ad to the Bone Over the past few years, adult ...

NEW YORK — Adult coloring books are giving Harper Lee a run for the money on best-seller lists this summer. Dover Publications has sold more than 3 million adult coloring books with titles like ...

There’s no denying it: Coloring books for adults are not going away. The books feature intricate patterns and designs that are far too sophisticated for a child’s hand. But for adults, they’re a way ...

Nine of the 20 books on Amazon’s current bestseller list contain few words and belong to a genre that didn’t exist two years ago. Welcome to the biggest publishing craze of the year: coloring books ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about the future of books and the business of storytelling. In 2015, adult coloring books became the dark horse of the ...