The next time you’re in the adult fiction section of your local library, you might do a double-take and wonder if you’re in the right spot! Authors that your teens enjoy are venturing into the adult publishing scene, a term in the literary world known as “crossing over.” Crossover authors can travel both ways: think of Mary Higgins Clark, ‘the Queen of Suspense,’ and how she surprised fans with her first children’s book, Ghost ship : a Cape Cod story by Clark, Mary Higgins.. Sue Grafton will be offering a teenage Kinsey Millhone series, while James Patterson’s Maximum Ride series went in the other direction, graduating to the adult market by the fourth book.
Crossover authors are the perfect answer to light summer reading! A fan of Judy Blume as a child? Try Summer sisters : a novel by Blume, Judy.
Summer sisters : a novel by Blume, Judy.
Curious about the infamous Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants series? Then why not read The last summer (of you and me) by Brashares, Ann., Brashares’ first adult novel. Be sure to let us know what you think!
The last summer (of you and me) by Brashares, Ann.
For anyone looking for a fresh approach to genre and age-group conventions in literature, the beloved Neil Gaiman offers an abundance of great choices. He is recently most famed for the creepy J Fiction novel-turned-animated film Coraline and the2008 Newberry award-winning (and equally creepy) Young Adult novel The Graveyard Book.
The graveyard book by Gaiman, Neil.
However, Gaiman has penned everything from picture books to graphic novels to full-on adult oriented novels and short stories. His narratives are known for blurring the boundaries of science fiction, fantasy and horror, and many of his works appeal to readers of all ages. If you don’t mind being just a little bit scared, that is.
Some favourites adult titles to look for include American Gods, and The Sandman series of graphic novels.
American gods : a novel by Gaiman, Neil.
The Sandman, vol. 01 : preludes & nocturnes by Gaiman, Neil.