"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through the links below." But even if you already know what type of books you like, it can be fun to expand your horizons and ...

There are a ton of different subgenres within fiction. If you want to dive into a novel to escape to another world, there are seemingly endless ways to do just that. Some genres (and subsequent ...

Explore new literary horizons and break free from reading ruts by venturing into diverse genres. From the immersive worlds of fantasy and the adrenaline-pumping suspense of thrillers to the emotional ...

The five finalists for the 2012 National Book Award for fiction make for an exemplary shortlist — and I say that even though none of them is likely to end up on my own best-of list at the end of the ...

Last month, when the fiction finalists for the National Book Awards were announced, one stood out from the rest: “Station Eleven,” by Emily St. John Mandel. While the other nominated books are what, ...

Let’s talk genre. Whether you’re a thriller writer, a natural when it comes to love and romance, or like to spend your time exploring undiscovered galaxies, your genre can be your best friend. Some ...

(Lev Grossman writes about books here on Wednesdays. Subscribe to his RSS feed.) This post is by way of a reply to Arthur Krystal’s “Easy Writers,” a thoroughly thought-provoking piece about the ...

Alif the Unseen, the 2012 debut novel of G. Willow Wilson, takes an inventive approach to the contemporary techno thriller. Its titular hacktivist is a freelance security provider trying to evade the ...

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Genre merges 'Young Adult' with 'Erotic Fiction' and authors are cashing in. Feb. 21, 2013— -- If you could put lust in a bottle, it might look like a scene from "Twilight": Bella whispering, "I ...