I can’t be the only one wondering what people are reading
these days. What genres are popular or even the type of story within the genre.
For example, if you pick fantasy, then is it romance fantasy, comical
fantasy, dark fantasy, combat fantasy, or some combination of these.
The New York Times, Fiction Best Sellers list for today has:
PRIVATE GAMES, by James Patterson and Mark Sullivan
Genre - Fiction - Mystery - Suspense - Crime
KILL SHOT, by Vince Flynn
Genre - Fiction - Thriller - Spy - Political
I'VE GOT YOUR
NUMBER, by Sophie
Kinsella
Genre - Fiction - Romance
DEFENDING JACOB, by William Landay
Genre - Fiction - Thriller - Legal - Domestic - Mystery -
Psychological
THE HELP, by Kathryn Stockett
Genre - Fiction - Southern fiction - Historical - Sociological
Does this best sellers list point a direction of the readership
at least for fiction? Probably not! Mystery and suspense appear as the areas of
interest for this period of time, again for fiction. The popularity non-fiction
titles have done well recently. As the population ages and famous people have
their stories told either before or after death, there is an interest in those
stories. That of course really doesn’t help a new writer, himself unless they
are writing about famous or infamous people.
I have chosen the
genres that I like to write and will continue to do so. My sense is that the
readership is looking for a good read and is not necessarily locked into any
particular area. I get the feeling that romance mixed with the genres are
popular too many coupled with a sense of mystery and intrigue. I would like to
know how the blog readers feel about this and their thoughts. Please add your
comments.
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