Posts are springing up all over the www that demand a new genre: NEW ADULT.
And, who can blame them? They have no real place to call home. This audience is HUNGRY for age-appropriate books. I should know, since my two girls are New Adults now.
--> The subject matter of YA books tend to discuss coming-of-age, first experiences with death, family troubles and broken homes, bullying, first romance, and the "bigness" of life. And there are GREAT young adult books, most of which have been the biggest sellers in recent years: Harry Potter, Hunger Games, Twilight, The Fault in Our Stars, among many more. Then, as soon as you graduate from YA, here's what happens, according to Chris Fox on Google +:
-->"You're forced into the endless rows of general fiction, most of which is written by older authors, most of which is talking about older characters with full-time jobs, 401K plans, suffering with bills, old lovers, and nostalgia from the past. And that's not something the average university student can always relate to directly, especially in a time --> when they really need some help figuring all this life stuff out. But since they've ranked out of YA, it can also be hard to relate to younger characters who are experiencing problems and facing issues readers may have already seen before, or can no longer relate to due to age and experience.
This is where New Adult comes in. The NA genre encompasses young people who aren't teenagers, but aren't yet adults either. Here is a quote from the NA Alley giving their description: "Typically, a novel is considered NA if it encompasses the transition between adolescence—a life stage often depicted in Young Adult (YA) fiction—and true adulthood... NA characters are often portrayed experiencing: college, living away from home for the first time, military deployment, apprenticeships, a first steady job, a first serious relationship, etc."
Check out Chris's entire post at
-->https://plus.google.com/109293032129150020624/posts
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