Young Adult is a relatively new category of fiction, so a little history might be helpful. Until the mid-1900s, books tended to be divided into Children’s and Adult’s. That’s not to say that young ...

Genre fiction by such authors as Colleen Hoover, N.K. Jemisin, and Rebecca Roanhorse remain extremely popular, and publishers have been increasing their output to meet the demand in recent years for ...

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New releases this week include a feminist history of modern Russia, and a candid portrait of Gish Jen's relationship with her ...

Emma says, "Cozy, gothic mystery with a hint of romance and ghosty business. A fake spiritualist gets handed a get out of jail free card with strings attached - she has to hold a seance for a dead ...

LB Beistad is a writer and musician based in Nashville, TN. Her love of gaming began with her cousin introducing her to Banjo Kazooie and Jak and Daxter. It was love at first play. Since then, she has ...

This post was updated Jan. 15 at 7:56 p.m. The Television Academy’s limited recognition of speculative fiction is far from magical. With the 75th Primetime Emmy Awards airing Monday, fans of the genre ...

Genre fiction in the West Indian novel has been growing recently, particularly among new writers. Their novels seek to be thrillers of one type or another but tend to be a cross between the popular ...

Find out where romance, fantasy, poetry, history, and other genres are most popular. Turns out, where you live (or grew up) might influence what type of book you love. Researchers at Cloudwards ...

Science fiction proves to be a genre that so many people just love. Whether it's advanced technology, time travel, parallel universes, robots, aliens, or simply speculative thought about the future of ...

Beginning in the 1960s, Ursula K. Le Guin upended the male-dominated genres of fantasy and science fiction, crafting novels that grappled with issues of gender inequality, racism and environmental ...