Comments on: Judging the YA reader by the cover http://www.jillmurray.com/2007/08/17/judging-the-reader-by-the-cover/ writing, speaking, web-making, and best of all, I get to dance later Sat, 27 Feb 2010 22:25:14 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Jill http://www.jillmurray.com/2007/08/17/judging-the-reader-by-the-cover/comment-page-1/#comment-3280 Jill Fri, 17 Aug 2007 13:17:34 +0000 http://www.jillmurray.com/2007/08/17/judging-the-reader-by-the-cover/#comment-3280 Well <em>nothing</em>, obviously. There is also a developing YA-Crossover genre, I think particularly at the border of chick lit & YA, and more so in the UK than North America. Do I have any titles to offer as an example? No. Someone help me out here? (La S? Can you name any?) Well nothing, obviously.

There is also a developing YA-Crossover genre, I think particularly at the border of chick lit & YA, and more so in the UK than North America.

Do I have any titles to offer as an example? No. Someone help me out here? (La S? Can you name any?)

]]> By: Ehren http://www.jillmurray.com/2007/08/17/judging-the-reader-by-the-cover/comment-page-1/#comment-3279 Ehren Fri, 17 Aug 2007 12:37:07 +0000 http://www.jillmurray.com/2007/08/17/judging-the-reader-by-the-cover/#comment-3279 You are quite right in many regards Jill. I suppose I am merely being idealistic according to "me" :) I don't really like the idea of pushing books that are supposedly in one market into another via a simple cover redesign. I believe there are other ways of pushing forward a genre that has potential in other markets. That being said I can totally understand why there are advantages for the author to have two editions of a book. The YA/Juvenile/Teen fiction or non-fiction in itself is a difficult realm to categorize. Adults being adults don't really venture enough into this area unless it is for their classroom, family, etc. What can be done is a re-classification of the content inside the book so that it has the potential to be associated with "adult/grown-up" content. After all, I often hear people telling me that they are tired of reading all those literary fiction novels or serious non-fiction titles, and that they'd like to read something lighter and fun. Well, what can be more fun to read than a YA novel? :) You are quite right in many regards Jill. I suppose I am merely being idealistic according to “me” :) I don’t really like the idea of pushing books that are supposedly in one market into another via a simple cover redesign. I believe there are other ways of pushing forward a genre that has potential in other markets. That being said I can totally understand why there are advantages for the author to have two editions of a book.

The YA/Juvenile/Teen fiction or non-fiction in itself is a difficult realm to categorize. Adults being adults don’t really venture enough into this area unless it is for their classroom, family, etc. What can be done is a re-classification of the content inside the book so that it has the potential to be associated with “adult/grown-up” content. After all, I often hear people telling me that they are tired of reading all those literary fiction novels or serious non-fiction titles, and that they’d like to read something lighter and fun. Well, what can be more fun to read than a YA novel? :)

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