So I have decided to join another reading challenge and seeing as I have got loads of NA books but have only read a couple i thought why not join this challenge to get me reading the books.
Here are the new goals for the 2013 challenge:
- Just Graduated: read a minimum of 5 New Adult books
- Moving Out: read a minimum of 10 New Adult books
- Living On Your Own: read a minimum of 20 New Adult books
- Fully Independent: read a minimum of 30 New Adult books
Rules for the challenge:
Purpose of the challenge: Read as many new adult books as you can for the year 2013!
Pick a challenge goal: Refer to above!
Sign up for the challenge on the hosts website (Just click the image and it will take you there)
What is new adult and what books count for the challenge?
Kristan Hoffman, winner of the St. Martin's Press New Adult contest, was once quoted by Cally Jackson as saying:
“The Transition from child to adult doesn’t happen overnight--just ask as anyone who is or has been (or is a parent to) a teenager. But the transition from teen to adult doesn’t happen overnight either. There’s a period of time where adulthood feels like a new pair of shoes. The expectations of independence and self-sufficiency are still new, still being broken in. New Adults are the people who have just begun to walk in those shoes; New Adult fiction is about their blisters and aches.”
Cally Jackson’s post about “The Missing Genre” and Kristan Hoffman’s post for Writer's Digest "New Adult: What Is It" sum up nicely why we’re here--why we are writing New Adult fiction, and why we’re blogging about it. Because the genre is breaking in its new pair of shoes, too, and this blog is about those blisters, those aches, and ultimately, the successes that come with finding independence and self-sufficiency.
What age brackets to reach for: Books with protagonists in their late teens or early twenties (18-30 years of age) who are usually post-grads of high school and are living out in the adult world taking care of themselves. Generally, these are things to look for. Use the ages of 18 - 30 as a guideline. Everything else, just use your judgement!
What genres count: Any genre that falls into the age bracket and consists of new adult themes (ie college, first jobs, etc.) count. That means fantasy, dystopian, paranormal, contemporary, etc.
What genres count: Any genre that falls into the age bracket and consists of new adult themes (ie college, first jobs, etc.) count. That means fantasy, dystopian, paranormal, contemporary, etc.
When does the challenge start and end? January 1, 2013 - December 31, 2013
I am going to try for Living on Your Own for now but I do hope that I can do more.
