"Against YA: Adults should be embarrassed to read children's books." --Slate, June 2014. "Adults Should Read Adult Books." --New York Times, May 23, 2012. "Why are so many adults reading YA and teen fiction?" --The Guardian, February 2015. The list goes on. Whatever you do, don't Google "adults reading YA fiction." The results are a cesspool of bookshaming and finger … [Read more...] about Move Over New Adult, There Are New Stories to Tell
New Adult
eBook Review: Take a Chance by Abbi Glines
Verdict: 3 Stars Self-published sensation turned traditionally published romance/erotic romance author Abbi Glines has created a side story in the book Take A Chance that pulls several characters from an existing series of hers and offers up some insight into their relationship. This new adult title, though, falls into the trap that has plagued a number of other titles in … [Read more...] about eBook Review: Take a Chance by Abbi Glines
New Social Media Site Aimed Specifically at New Adult Explicit Romance
Simon&Schuster UK has recently announced the launch of a genre-specific social media and blog site, meant to entice avid readers of its New Adult and Romance titles. Called The Hot Bed and curated by an in-house team of four Simon&Schuster UK professionals, the site aims to be the source for news about S&S's top-selling and most well-loved romance authors, as well … [Read more...] about New Social Media Site Aimed Specifically at New Adult Explicit Romance
eBook Review: Easy by Tammara Webber
Verdict: 5 Stars This title introduced me to a new subcategory in the romance genre: New Adult. All I can say is, it’s about time. For far too long, we’ve had polar opposites in the addressing of sexuality in romance. There were the steamy bodice rippers at one end of the spectrum and on the other end there were the very chaste books aimed at an audience that preferred … [Read more...] about eBook Review: Easy by Tammara Webber