![]() ![]() New adult books are often considered crossover books that can reach both adults and older teens. Some people characterize the target new adult reader as being either college aged or between the ages of 18 to 30. In general, new adult books are targeted toward readers who have graduated from young adult but may not quite be ready for adult books. New adult fiction, people are saying, is “ the hot new thing.” Agents want it editors want it. And now big publishers are paying attention. But as indie and self-published authors pushed the genre, the new adult genre began to take off. For a while, the idea of a new adult book was looked upon as a marketing scheme, and many people brushed off the term as a fad. ![]() More and more, publishers are starting to recognize new adult novels as fitting into their own genre. But only recently has the lingo begun to pick up speed in the conversations and chatter at writers conferences. The book genre of “new adult” fiction has been around for a while (since it was first proposed by St. ![]()
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