![]() They’re more approachable than Literary Fiction, and contain none of the genre elements in other categories. These books offer fun, engaging stories in a contemporary setting. Graphics are a way of presenting a genre vs a separate genre. Similarly, I don’t include graphic novels, because there can be graphic novels in any category. ![]() Young adult books exist for every single one of these book genres, for example. Side notes: These categories apply to all age groups, thus, young adult, middle grade, etc. The following book genres are an amalgamation of these sources. In addition to my 11 years of experience as a book buyer, I looked at the websites of a couple large bookstores, a few publisher websites, and the library of congress categories. I used multiple methods for choosing and defining fiction and nonfiction genres and sub-genres. Be that as it may, book genres are still the most practical and efficient way to tag books for readers. And some people have pet peeves about categories and/or category names. Some authors write across multiple genres, or a single book can be considered multiple genres. But categorizing books also comes with its headaches. ![]() Whether it be at a library or bookstore, readers need to know where to find a book, and also find similar types of books they might enjoy. ![]() Categorizing book genres is a necessity with any large collection. Genres are ways of categorizing books to make them more easily found by readers. ![]()
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