He has just written the post I had just started tappety tapping in response to this post by Cory Doctorow. 1 Adult science fiction and fantasy is not the centre of the genre right now—YA is.
Go read it. What Scalzi said. Bless!
Update: Ron Hogan over at GalleyCat has fleshed out the numbers Scalzi cites. To put them in perspective—and share some wifely pride—Uglies was first published in 2005 and is still selling more than two thousand copies a week and that’s just according to Bookscan, which does not cover all sales. Go, Scott!
It’s also wonderful to see Erin Hunter’s series doing so well, seeing as how well-written and smart it is. The latest book just came out and is selling like gangbusters!
- Disclaimer: Both gentlemen are friends of mine. [↩]
Both your links point to Boing Boing.
Thanks! Fixed.
I’d call that a “claimer” rather than a “disclaimer.”
Gina: No, disclaimer. It’s there for Cory so he won’t think I don’t love him anymore. 🙂
I think this is well said, another friend of mine commented on Scalzi’s post saying much the same things. I am delighted and very pleased for you both. YA is awesome, and I’ve been delighting in the stuff that is around. If you are interested I can link you to my friend’s post.
Ju: Link away!
I was pleased to see that cats were doing so well.
Cory is showing his appallingly less-than-mine age. As far back as I remember, as far as real adults were concerned, _all_ sf and fantasy was juvenile or for arrested development cases, just like all comics. Why worry about these fine distinctions?
On the other hand, though, as I like to point out to English Ph.D.s, in the USA pretty much all interesting literature in general is marketed at or foisted on children. The range of approved-for-mature-audiences reading is remarkably slim once you get past the self-help and diet books.