Week 7:  Assignment 1
That flowchart must be popular with Young Adults and New Adults!

Week 7:  Assignment 2
New Adult: Needless Marketing-Speak or Valued Subgenre
Publishers were worried about teens aging out of the genre and not reading.   They shouldn't worry because the teens are getting older and still reading "new adult"  books.  These new readers are finding out who they are and getting more mature.  Also, these books can have more explicit sex scenes because they aren't for young teens.

Who is Buying Teen Books?
Adults and Young Adults are reading teen books.  Adults who read teen books are looking for escape, and fast paced stories.  Twilight and other teen books have attracted adults to the genre.  Amazon has picked YA titles four times for their monthly Top 10 List.

I posted to Courtney Rollins's blog and to Kathleen MacCubbin's blog.