Comments on: Smugglers’ Stash and News

By: Serena (Savvy Verse & Wit)

Serena (Savvy Verse & Wit) — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 15:21:02 +0000

Congrats to the winners. Wow, Christmas shopping already…are you kidding me?! I haven’t even prepared myself for cooking that Thanksgiving dinner yet.

By: Marie

Marie — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:30:33 +0000

‘New Adult’…Hmm…sounds like the publishing world is trying to attract a wider audience, going after people who won’t touch a YA book.

I can’t wait for Ana’s take on ‘Resenting the Hero’. I love this series!

By: It’s Monday Again. My Planned Week in Books. « Between the Lines

It’s Monday Again. My Planned Week in Books. « Between the Lines — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 05:47:50 +0000

[...] The Book Smugglers announced that there is buzz about a new genre, New Adult. Read their post HERE. Despite it being young, I still enjoyed it. It was a cute, fun [...]

By: Hana

Hana — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 21:00:21 +0000

Interesting that no one's mentioned the uncanny resemblance between Brent Weeks' 'Shadow' series covers look to the artworks of a certain game ( http://www.plunderbund.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/assassins-creed-20060921105332117.jpg ). Perhaps those who read these books also happen to not be the gaming type?

By: Monday Morning Stepback «

Monday Morning Stepback « — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:16:05 +0000

[...] lines, Ana of The Book Smugglers posted about repetition in historical romance. Check out their Weekly Stash for a link to Ana’s initial post and a couple of related posts, including one from The Story [...]

By: Diana Peterfreund Blog | More on New Adult

Diana Peterfreund Blog | More on New Adult — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:54:06 +0000

[...] illustrative is the massive response to The Booksmugglers 4-line mention of it in their massive post full of far more interesting book news, cover reveals, and movie trailers. Readers were, in a word, [...]

By: Jenn M.

Jenn M. — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:14:56 +0000

Diana Peterfreund~ Yup….my B&N has a “classics” section. I agree, Huck finn and TKAM could be YA, but if I were the bookstore, I would have them in both.

If you were out looking to buy Huck Finn and the bookstore has a YA and a classics section, where would you head first to look for it? And P & P….not YA in my opinion, but it is just that….my opinion.

By: Diana Peterfreund

Diana Peterfreund — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:07:53 +0000

Jenn, is there a “classics” section in your B&N? I’ve never seen that before. And who is to say that a “classic” can’t be YA? Huckleberry Finn? To Kill a Mockingbird?

By: Jenn M.

Jenn M. — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:16:12 +0000

MaryK~ Interesting. One of the books I mentioned is on that list, and I’ve read a few of the others. I do have to say, I think YA is used a lot as a marketing ploy. Some books just get thrown in there for the heck of it.

Just the other day I was looking for a new copy of Pride & Prejudice (my copy got loaned and never returned) at B&N and couldn’t find it. Thought I was going nuts. Eventually found it over in YA. I guess it’s no longer a classic…

Thanks for the list

By: MaryK

MaryK — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 08:01:30 +0000

@Jenn M. – I can certainly see separating younger and older YA, but it’s hard to tell if that’s what they’re doing. Here are books they list as fitting the NA category:

* A HEARTBREAKING WORK OF STAGGERING GENIUS by Dave Eggers
* RULES OF ATTRACTION and LESS THAN ZERO by Bret Easton Ellis
* THE GIRL WITH A PEARL EARRING by Tracy Chevalier
* EVERYTHING IS ILLUMINATED by Jonathan Safran Foer
* The KUSHIEL’S LEGACY series by Jacqueline Carey
* KAFKA ON THE SHORE by Haruki Murakami
* NEVERWHERE by Neil Gaiman
* THE BRIEF WONDROUS LIFE OF OSCAR WAO by Junot Diaz
* THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA by Lauren Weisberger
* THE NANNY DIARIES by Emma McLaughlin and Nicola Kraus
* The NIGHT HUNTRESS series by Jeaniene Frost
* THE GIRL WITH A DRAGON TATTOO by Stieg Larsson
* BLACK SWAN GREEN by David Mitchell
* MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA by Arthur Golden
* THE TIME-TRAVELER’S WIFE by Audrey Niffenegger
* SECRET SOCIETY GIRL by Diana Peterfreund
* THE MYSTERIES OF PITTSBURGH and WONDER BOYS by Michael Chabon
* A CURSE DARK AS GOLD by Elizabeth C. Bunce
* ASH by Malinda Lo
* THE BOOK THIEF by Marcus Zusak
* GRACELING by Kristin Cashore
* THE DISREPUTABLE HISTORY OF FRANKIE LANDAU-BANKS by E. Lockhart
* THE ASTONISHING LIFE OF OCTAVIAN NOTHING, TRAITOR TO THE NATION, VOL I: POX PARTY by M. T. Anderson