tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5448388663423032450.post8147138338480939459..comments2024-01-09T17:00:07.820+01:00Comments on Nyx Book Reviews: New Adult - The Next Best Thing or Completely UnnecessaryCelinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06565673201893791906noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5448388663423032450.post-49456707189899059812012-06-05T09:03:21.746+02:002012-06-05T09:03:21.746+02:00I don't know much about book marketing or labe...I don't know much about book marketing or labeling, but I do think that there aren't that many books that have college-aged characters, and that toning them down or just labeling them young adult is probably not the best idea. If its a matter of where they go on a bookshelf... well, books aimed at 17-22 year-olds should probably not be right besides books aimed for 12 year olds. I've recently met some awesome younger teens that are reading a lot of YA (and I think that's great!) but I just wouldn't recommend them reading a book like The DUFF just yet.<br />I kind of disagree that the publishers really know what the public wants (after all, it took them so many years to start publishing YA books that were "longer" and that only was post-HP). Many YA books that come out now wouldn't have been published last century. Maybe they just don't want to risk really going for something that is new and doesn't have an established readership. It's hard to predict what will succeed and what won't. I've heard that a lot of selfpublished authors that often heard that their book was good but that there wasn't a market for it are doing OK. Anyway, a sub-genre or optional label is a good idea. Not as a ratings thing, but more as providing extra information for readers and parents. I also recommend this post: http://tammarawebber.blogspot.com/2012/03/what-i-mean-when-i-say-ya-mature.html by the author of "Easy" and the "Between the Lines" books ("New Adult" books that I wholeheartedly recommend)Andrea Bhttp://twitter.com/andreadbcnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5448388663423032450.post-22691393363095375482012-05-22T13:46:06.547+02:002012-05-22T13:46:06.547+02:00There do seem to be quite little heroes/heroines t...There do seem to be quite little heroes/heroines that attend university or deal with find their first job. I guess that's a void that will fill by itself when the demand for these stories grow. Making it a sub-genre is actually a very good idea - I think that would be a smarter move than to make it a genre on its own. Thanks for stopping by Anne!Celinehttp://nyxbookreviews.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5448388663423032450.post-3874529548567133252012-05-22T13:42:27.046+02:002012-05-22T13:42:27.046+02:00Yeah, I think a lot of UF would have to be put in ...Yeah, I think a lot of UF would have to be put in the "new adult" category, if not almost every one of them. UF is very accessible for a younger audience, I know it was for me. It took a little while until I enjoyed PNR. In paranormal fiction the extra "new adult" tag would be completely superfluous. Thanks for stopping by & sharing your thoughts Carmel!Celinehttp://nyxbookreviews.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5448388663423032450.post-91374178881544525012012-05-22T13:39:14.646+02:002012-05-22T13:39:14.646+02:00Very true, Pepca. I actually started reading adult...Very true, Pepca. I actually started reading adult fantasy books when I was 14, and I never regretted it in any way. It's something everyone has to figure out for themselves.Celinehttp://nyxbookreviews.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5448388663423032450.post-39051314228771979892012-05-22T02:40:57.574+02:002012-05-22T02:40:57.574+02:00I think it's completely unnecessary. I've ...I think it's completely unnecessary. I've seen the 'new adult' label thrown around a few times and have to roll my eyes every time. You mentioned that New Adult is classified as such because of its content, yet I read <a href="http://litreactor.com/news/theres-so-much-damned-profanity-in-ya-books" rel="nofollow">some</a> <a href="http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2012/05/18/is-it-time-to-rate-young-adult-books-for-mature-content" rel="nofollow">articles</a> that, interestingly enough, state that YA novels would receive R-ratings if they were movies.<br /><br />In the bookstore where I work, we wound up making a distinction between teen fiction (the more mature stuff) and young adult (mostly MG). For us it works. It just seems silly to make an entirely new genre.Leahhttp://theprettygoodgatsby.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5448388663423032450.post-32103005594415845142012-05-21T21:24:48.696+02:002012-05-21T21:24:48.696+02:00Neither young adult or new adult are genres though...Neither young adult or new adult are genres though, they are just marketing terms, one of which is doing very for itself right now. There were no "young adult" books as I was growing up but there were plenty about teens. I've always thought young adult was meant to be about 16-24 anyway and some certainly have characters in their early twenties. But anyway, there are thousands of "adult" books that deal with things that happen in your twenties, as well as younger, and older. It's all just about what sells the most books :)Ellie Warrenhttp://twitter.com/patchworkbunnynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5448388663423032450.post-51100096704987872802012-05-21T21:04:36.860+02:002012-05-21T21:04:36.860+02:00I like having the New Adult genre title mostly for...I like having the New Adult genre title mostly for my reviews. It's difficult fitting some books in either YA or Adult, because they just don't fit in either. So I was kind of happy to know that there was a title for such books that happen to be in the middle. So I now know that any book that has characters from ages 18-26 and "beginning" their not quite adult, not teen lives, or college age, are in the New Adult category. But if it didn't make categorizing my reviews easier, I don't think I'd really care about the New Adult title.Christina @ Biblio Thoughtsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5448388663423032450.post-78630829037846549402012-05-21T20:03:47.605+02:002012-05-21T20:03:47.605+02:00I'm not sure there's a need for a separate...I'm not sure there's a need for a separate genre, but I sure would love to see more stories with protagonists in the 20's age range. Where are all the stories about going to college? We get a ton of "senior year" stuff, but then it just drops off into... nothing. I think that there are interesting issues to be addressed, but at the same time, it could easily be a subgenre, if it even needs that much labelling. Considering it's been around for 3 years now (I didn't know that, by the way) I hardly think it'll take off as a genre in its own right.Annehttp://www.creativityscorner.net/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5448388663423032450.post-7886203106931762622012-05-21T18:56:04.005+02:002012-05-21T18:56:04.005+02:00I don't think that it's necessary; at leas...I don't think that it's necessary; at least from the paranormal fiction pov. I don't read many other genres so I can't speak for those but that separation already exists in the form of Urban Fantasy and Paranormal Romance. The first is usually just grown up YA and the hero/heroine's age can range quite a bit while as the latter is typically on the steamier side. Carmelhttp://twitter.com/RabidReadsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5448388663423032450.post-19530664500950296582012-05-21T18:52:43.912+02:002012-05-21T18:52:43.912+02:00I do not really see the nee for a new genre. You a...I do not really see the nee for a new genre. You are never too adult to read young adult if that's what you like. And there is no finite definition when a person is old enough to read adult books, it all depends on the maturity of an individual. Pepcahttp://beyondstrangenewwords.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5448388663423032450.post-55578348490405463862012-05-21T11:14:54.287+02:002012-05-21T11:14:54.287+02:00I hadn't thought about the name yet, but you&#...I hadn't thought about the name yet, but you're right. It's like you immediately transform into an adult when you turn a certain age. I doubt anyone feels like a "new adult". <br /><br />The destinction between mature YA and NA would be so little it would be near impossible to shelf them correctly. I'm thinking longer series being split up to fit the categories.<br /><br />Thanks for stopping by and sharing your opinion Kat (:Celinehttp://nyxbookreviews.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5448388663423032450.post-57900200914879458782012-05-21T08:22:21.742+02:002012-05-21T08:22:21.742+02:00Firstly, I think it's an odd genre name - New ...Firstly, I think it's an odd genre name - New Adult? Where do you draw the line? Do you wake up at 21 suddenly an adult? I wouldn't have called myself an adult until I was at least 25 and even now some days I still feel like a teenager! The same could be argued about YA I guess, but it's more of a 'feel' to a particular book that makes it YA to me.<br /><br />We have enough ways to classify our books as it is (and probably too many already!). I think it's a little bit of overkill.Kat (AussieZombie)http://theaussiezombie.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com