Coloring books for adults are red hot in 2015, selling millions of copies and prompting publishers of all sizes to get in on the game. Below are select coloring books for adults publishing between November 2015 and April 2016.
General
Color Studio (Series)
Debra Valencia
(Fox Chapel, Nov.)
Crystal Cave: The Ultimate Geometric Coloring Book
Ensor Holiday and Roger Burrows
(Bloomsbury, Nov)
Doodlers Anonymous Epic Coloring Book
Rony Tako and Hugo Seijas
(Monacelli, Nov.)
Edible Paradise
Jessie Kanelos-Weiner
(Rizzoli, Feb.)
I Love My Hair
Andrea Pippins
(Random House Children’s, Nov.)
Modern Elegance Coloring Book
Amanda Murphy
(C&T, Nov.)
Patterns of the Universe
Alex Bellos and Edmund Harriss
(The Experiment, Dec.)
The Street Art Sketchbook
Parragon Books
(Parragon, Apr.)
What Lifts You?
Kelsey Montague
(Harlequin Games, Feb.)
Wonderful Whimsical Coloring
Alexis Seabrook
(Taunton, Jan.)
Nature
Animorphia
Kerby Rosanes
(Plume, Nov.)
Birds and Butterflies
Alice Chadwick
(Little, Brown, Dec.)
Blooms, Birds, and Butterflies
Andie Hanna
(Peter Pauper, Jan.)
Color the Natural World
Zoe Keller
(Timber, Nov.)
Ernst Haeckel: Art Forms in Nature Coloring Book
J.M.M. Shepperd
(Pomegranate, Jan.)
Flora Bella
Peggy Jo Ackley
(Sellers, Mar.)
Intricate Ink: Animals in Detail
Tim Jeffs
(Pomegranate, Jan.)
Just Add Color (series)
Lisa Congdon
(Quarto, multiple pub months)
The Menagerie: Animal Portraits to Color
Richard Merritt and Claire Scully
(Barron’s, Feb.)
Nature’s Glory
Christina Rose
(Harlequin, Jan.)
Tangle Bay: An Enchanting Coloring Book with Hidden Treasure
Jessica Palmer
(Search Press, Mar.)
Tangled Gardens Coloring Book
Jane Monk
(Quarto, Nov.)
To the Moon
Sarah Yoon
(Laurence King, April)
To the Ocean Deep
Sarah Yoon
(Laurence King, April)
Waterlife: A Mindful Coloring Book
Georgie Woolridge
(St. Martin’s, Feb.)
Wonders of the Sea: Color Your Way to Calm
Claire Laude and Aurelie Castex
(Little, Brown, Dec.)
Zen Coloring: Winter Wonderland
Editors of GMC
(Taunton, Dec.)
Relaxation & Calmness
Art Therapy: An Inspiration Notebook
Sam Loman and Jack Clucas
(Running Press, Nov.)
Arte Antiestres: 100 Lamines Para Colorear (Spanish edition)
Various authors
(PRH Grupo Editorial, Nov.)
Calming Patterns
Skyhorse
(Skyhorse, Nov.)
Coloring for Tranquility
Parragon
(Parragon, Dec.)
Color Me Fearless
Lacy Mucklow and Angela Porter
(Quarto, Feb.)
Color Yourself to Happiness
Clare Youngs
(Cico Books, Mar.)
Keep Calm and Color On
Katie Martin
(Sourcebooks, Nov.)
The Little Book of Calm Coloring
David Sinden and Victoria Kay
(Touchstone, Dec.)
Serenity Swirls: 25 Unique Coloring Patterns for Stress Relief and Mindfulness
Jennifer Lankenau
(Diversion, Nov.)
Stress Less Coloring (series)
Various authors
(F + W, multiple pub months)
Time to Dream
Barron’s
(Barron’s, Apr.)
Zendoole Pocket Coloring (series)
Nikolett Corley
(St. Martin’s, Jan.)
Religion & Spirituality
Advent Coloring Calendar: A Coloring Book to Bless and De-stress Through the Season
Paraclete
(Paraclete, Nov.)
The Bible Coloring Book: Inspiring Scenes and Scripture from the Old Testament
Tammie Trucchi
(F + W, Mar.)
The Coloring Book of Mindfulness
Holly Macdonald
(Quadrille, Jan.)
Coloring Flower Mandala Postcards
Wendy Piersall
(Ulysses, Mar.)
Clouds in a Teacup
Thich Nhat Hanh and Brett Cook
(Parallax, Dec.)
52 Flower Mandalas
David J. Bookbinder and Emily Sper
(Diversion, Dec.)
Follow Your Dreams
Flora Waycott
(Peter Pauper, Jan.)
Live Loved: An Adult Coloring Book
Margaret Feinberg
(Bethany House, Dec.)
Mandalas: A Coloring Book
Paul Heussenstamm
(Pomegranate, Jan.)
Mandalas and More: A Meditative Drawing and Coloring Book for Mind, Body, and Spirit
Cher Kaufmann
(Countryman, Apr.)
Postcards of Blessing: Color, Pray, Send!
Marcel Flier
(Monarch, Apr.)
The Soul Discovery Coloring Book
Janet Conner and Christine Pensa
(Conari, Mar.)
Whatever Is Lovely: A Coloring Book for Reflection and Worship
Waterbrook Press
(Waterbrook Multnomah, Dec.)
Tie-ins
The Brothers Grimm Coloring Book
Adam Fisher
(Pegasus, Nov.)
The Candy Crush Adult Coloring Book
Candy Crush
(Grand Central, Nov.)
Classic Coloring: Alice in Wonderland
John Tenniel
(Abrams Noterie, Mar.)
Every Little Thing: A Flat Vernacular Coloring Book
Payton Cosell Turner
(Potter Style, Nov.)
Gulliver’s New Travels: A Creative Coloring Book That Reimagines Gulliver’s World and Beyond
James Gulliver Hancock
(Barron’s, Apr.)
Sherlock: The Mind Palace
Mike Collins
(Harper Design, Nov.)
Star Wars: 100 Images to Inspire Creativity and Relaxation
Catherine Saunier-Talec and Anne Vallet
(Disney, Nov.)
Vogue Coloring Book
Vogue and Iain R. Webb
(Octopus, Apr.)
Travel
Color Paris: 20 Views to Color In by Hand
Hennie Haworth
(Harper Design)
Fantastic Structures
Steve McDonald
(Chronicle, Apr.)
Journey in Colors: Moroccan Motifs Coloring Book
Molly Hatch
(Chronicle, Mar.)
London Coloring Book
Min Heo
(Ammo, Nov.)
Marty Noble’s Peaceful World
Marty Noble
(Skyhorse, Mar.)
Paris Street Style
Zoe de las Cases
(Potter Style, Feb.)
Ultimate Travel Coloring Book
Lonely Planet
(Lonely Planet, Mar.)
Vive le Color! Africa
Abrams Noterie
(Abrams Noterie, Jan.)
Fun & Humor
Color Me Cluttered
Durell H. Godfrey
(Penguin/Perigee, Dec.)
Draw with a Vengeance: Get Even in Ink and Let Karma Handle the Rest
Helen Wrath
(Running Press, Dec.)
The Feminist Activity Book
Gemma Correll
(Seal, Apr.)
Hot Dudes Coloring Book
D.C. Taylor
(Berkley, Feb.)
The Trump Coloring Book
M.G. Anthony
(Post Hill, Dec.)
The Ultimate Coloring for Grown-Ups
Ryan Hunter and Taige Jensen
(Plume, Nov.)
