As a subgenre, steampunk is not new, but it has remained a fairly niche market in YA. However, there are a number of steampunk-ish novels featuring feisty females coming down the road, which makes me think that this speculative genre is poised to take over mainstream YA in a big way. The Mary Quinn mysteries … Continue reading YA Trends: Victorian Vicissitude & Steampunk Sass
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Plague is the New Dystopia: Trends in YA
Trend tracking is a delicate and tricky thing. The minute you stumble upon one, the trend seems to have passed. But I can't ignore the number of YA plague novels that seem to be on the horizon. It can be argued (successfully) that plague books fall under the larger umbrella of dystopian fiction, but I … Continue reading Plague is the New Dystopia: Trends in YA
