New trends in YA fiction

Posted on 30th May 2015 by William the Bloody

This article by Sue Corbett on the latest trends in YA fiction is very interesting, highlighting the genre of horror, narratives of mental illness and gender identity, and the continuing appeal of dystopias, including religious apocalypse.

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  1. firekrank says:
    30th May 2015 at 8:57 am

    I had a nine year old girl on my Globe tour yesterday who very happily told me that she loves dystopian fiction. I was just sad I didn’t get to spend more time with her and ask what it was she liked.

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