by guest writer, Amanda Taylor

It’s a well-known fact that in the Young Adult/Children’s publishing world, YA follows adult trends. If a book sells well to adults, publishers often try to make a version for teens and kids. And if a genre is doing very well for adults, there will be reader demand for a YA version of the genre. This is mostly because younger readers want to read adult books to be more grown-up, and possibly to read what their parents are reading.

It seems, though, that the opposite may be true for writers. With the success of fantasy in the YA genre, more YA authors are trying their hand at fantasy titles for adults. Stephenie Meyer’s successful Twilight series for teens prompted her to release her adult title, The Host, this May. Looks like we might be seeing a lot more trade paperback romantic fantasies for adults from larger publishers soon…