It happened with Stephenie Meyer, and it happened with J. John Green’s a great author who struck a chord.
and more people reading female authors and more people reading period. I feel that’s more of a media crowding than it is an actual crowding, because I think John Green’s success brought more people into the Y.A.
Given that level of diversity in Y.A., what do you make of a straight white guy like John Green being considered the king of the section? Does his dominance crowd out other more diverse voices? How fun was it to build your own fantastical universe? _ I feel you know you’ve made it when your book has a map on the end papers. _ VF Hollywood: In the afterword to your new book, Carry On, you talk about getting to write your first “Chosen One” fantasy story. We spoke with Rowell about Carry On, that long-awaited Eleanor & Park movie, and the power of the young-adult audience that continues to drive monumental sales in the book industry.
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Rowling series one step further in Carry On, where Baz, Simon, and their friends Agatha and Penelope take control of the narrative. Rowell took her meta-textual interaction with the popular J.K. The titular fan girl of that book wrote hugely popular fan fiction, Carry On, Simon, based on a love story between Simon (our Harry Potter proxy) and Baz (a vampire with shades of Draco Malfoy). It’s a lush fantasy based on a fictional Harry Potter–esque book series, Simon Snow, that featured prominently in Rowell’s best-selling Fangirl. Her latest novel, Carry On, is the biggest stretch yet. Rowell’s books are rarely aimed at the same audience, cover the same topic, or adhere to any formulaic genre tropes that dog so many stories that are equally popular with teens.
All her books-including the first, Attachments-have shared the same uncanny ability to reach out and grab the reader by the heart and squeeze. Unbelievably, Rowell, 42, has released three books since, including Landline, Fangirl, and her latest, Carry On. But the former journalist and ad writer burst onto the fiction scene in a big way when her 2013 novel Eleanor & Park was heaped with unanimous critical praise and mountains of awards, and landed her an army of loyal fans that include the kind of disenfranchised teens she covered so sensitively and realistically in her breakout hit. By the time Lincoln realizes he’s falling for Beth, it’s way too late to introduce himself.Author Rainbow Rowell has been writing for most of her adult life. But he can’t help being entertained – and captivated – by their stories. When Lincoln comes across Beth’s and Jennifer’s messages, he knows he should turn them in. When he applied to be “internet security officer,” he pictured himself building firewalls and crushing hackers – not writing up a report every time a sports reporter forwards a dirty joke. Meanwhile, Lincoln O’Neill can’t believe his job is now to read other people’s e-mail. They go on sending each other endless and endlessly hilarious e-mails, discussing every aspect of their personal lives. But they can’t quite bring themselves to take it seriously. Beth Fremont and Jennifer Scribner-Snyder know that somebody is monitoring their work e-mail (it’s company policy, after all). Rainbow Rowell Synopsis: Attachments by Rainbow Rowell is a standalone title. If You Like Rainbow Rowell Books, You’ll Love…