The new adult genre is braking out as you read this article! It’s hot, it’s fun, and it’s got all the stuff you wish your favorite young adult novels had, but can’t due to, well, the simple fact that they’re geared for those under eighteen. In the past, Big Six publishers weren’t interested in books with main characters that were over the age of eighteen because that was clearly out of bounds for the young adult market. And they weren’t very interested in books about characters younger than 25, because that was…well, who knows why. Only them, I suppose. But it turns out that new adults really are interested in reading about characters their own age. Go figure. New adult, as defined, deals with main characters who are eighteen or older, or at the very least, out of high school. Many deal with college as a substitute, but the books… Read more »
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