adult literature

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Author Charlie Jane Anders reflects on reading and writing young adult literature in an era of explosive popularity that may now be coming to an end.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2025

For one thing, I don't know of another adventure story that has a gay protagonist, at least in adult literature.

From Salon • Sep. 27, 2022

The Michael L. Printz Award for young adult literature went to “Firekeeper’s Daughter,” a debut novel written by Angeline Boulley and published by Henry Holt and Company.

From New York Times • Jan. 24, 2022

George Takei of “StarTrek” fame shared a prize for best young adult literature by an author of Asian Pacific background.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 27, 2020

But cannot we contrive that our adult literature shall be as free as air while the literature and art of the young is sanely expurgated?

From Mankind in the Making by Wells, H. G. (Herbert George)