"Who's buying teen books? Lots and lots of adults" Christian Science Monitor, September 14, 2012
Not surprising to read that adults are buying teen books. They're certainly reading them here in Pikesville! Boy in the Striped Pajamas (Boyne) and Book Thief (Zusak)were just the start; customers were willing to overlook the YA spine label to read a new different holocaust novel. But then came Twilight (Meyer) and Hunger Games (Collins)--moms and then dads reading the books their teens had begun. Copies of Hush (Chayil) disappeared from our displays as soon as we placed them there. More and more adults are finding superior reading in the teen section, e.g. The Fault in Our Stars (Green).
"YA Comes of Age" Publishers Weekly, September 30, 2011
An older article, with a partially dated observation, "The young adult market these days is a bit like a nephew you haven’t seen in years: transformed from a little darling into a hulking almost-grownup who is maybe even a little scary."
I think since 2011 teen fiction has continued to morph, now not all about paranormal vampires. "There was some agreement that readers might not yet have paranormal fatigue, but a lot of editors do.”
Their next best thing --dystopia arrived in force last year.
This summer there doesn't seem to have a single "big thing" or "big title."
I commented on two blogs -- Paula S. and Barb S-M.
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