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Davey asked this question about My Best Friend's Exorcism:
So, I work in a bookstore--read this and loved it, and would like to stock it. But I'm having a really hard time deciding if it's YA or general lit. The price point of the hardback suggests YA. Also, obviously, it's about high schoolers. But our supplier (Ingram) lists it as general fiction. Also, it just doesn't quite *read* like YA to me. Just curious what others think. General fiction, or YA?
Niall O'Conghaile Can it not be in both? If it can only be in one section and you had to choose, I would go for general lit as the more interested YA horror readers wil…moreCan it not be in both? If it can only be in one section and you had to choose, I would go for general lit as the more interested YA horror readers will find it there anyway (I would hope!). And I know what you mean by "it doesn't quite *read* like YA", but isn't that kind of depressing really? Also, at least you still HAVE a YA Horror section in your store! My closest bookshop, a large, major retailer, has done away with the "Horror" category altogether! In both YA and general. It has now be folded into the "Sci-Fi & Fantasy" section, which to me seems absurd, but they have told me that since the sections were integrated, they have actually sold more horror novels. So who knows? (less)
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