21 Of 2022’s Most-Anticipated YA Novels Coming This Summer And Fall (2023)

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What is the most popular YA novel right now? ›

Some of the most common YA genres include contemporary fiction, fantasy, romance, and dystopian. Hybrid genres are also common in YA.

Modern fiction geared towards teens roughly 13 to 18 years old. Main characters are usually teenagers or younger adults. Young Adult Contemporary is often realistic, but can overlap with fantasy or magic realism.

Young adult books often remind older readers of their own teenage years, so there's an instant familiarity: every “coming of age” story is relatable in some way, because we've all “come of age” ourselves at one time or another.

As a general rule of thumb, YA protagonists should typically be somewhere between 13 and 19 years old. Young people like to read up, which means they usually prefer protagonists who are a year or two older than them.

There's Something for Everyone

Even if both the main characters happen to be sixteen. It just isn't. YA contains so many genres within it. Think of every possible genre for adults and I guarantee there'll be a YA genre to match or an equivalent.

For young adult fiction, the word count is once again lower, with the ideal being 55,000 – 80,000 words. Younger still, middle grade fiction (ages 9-12) should come in between 30,000 and 55,000 words. Books for readers aged 5-8 typically sit around 20,000 words.

How much does the average YA novel make? ›

The average income for a published young adult author with an agent was $31,000. The average income for one without was $5,000. Selling a book in that calendar year. The highest earning author said his/her income was 90% advances, 5% royalties, and 5% misc.

The best-selling book of all time is the Christian Bible.

Added to readers' shelves over 818,000 times, the most popular book of the year so far among Goodreads reviewers is "Reminders of Him" by Colleen Hoover.

Romance continues to dominate and is still the most profitable fiction genre worldwide. Crime/ Mystery comes in second place, with religious and Inspirational titles leading the way in most popular non-fiction.

Thrillers

Thrillers are a perpetually popular genre that continue to hit the bestseller lists and continue to be made into films and shows.

Young adult fiction (also referred to as “YA fiction” for short) describes works written for readers between the ages 12 and 18, which can emerge from any fiction genre but will always share certain characteristics specific to the young adult reading category.

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However exaggerated (or ridiculous) this stereotype is, reading is indeed associated with eye strain and comes at the expense of exercise and other physical activities. Frequently related are poor diets and digestive problems, an unwelcome weight gain or loss, and generalized exhaustion.

What happens to a person who reads a lot? ›

They have increased memory

Readers understand just how powerful the brain really is. It can hold almost an unlimited capacity of information. The more you read and learn, the easier it becomes to retain information.

There's just something about adolescence — with all its incredible triumphs and heartbreaking failures — that makes it the perfect backdrop for powerful storytelling. That's why, if you're hoping to create something that will stay with readers forever, writing YA is a great way to do it.

For instance, an average YA novel is between 55,000 and 80,000 words long. Most experts agree that 3,000-5,000 words per chapter is a good guideline to follow.

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Not only is Zidane one of the series' youngest main protagonists, but he is also the only one that has a tail; a telltale trait of the Genome race.

Nationwide, on average, 79% of U.S. adults are literate in 2022. 21% of adults in the US are illiterate in 2022. 54% of adults have a literacy below 6th grade level. Low levels of literacy costs the US up to 2.2 trillion per year.

Overall, 60.5 percent of the young adult books sold were purchased by women, and 39.5 percent were bought by men. That gender disparity mirrors Pew research from January showing that men read fewer books of any genre — an average of four a year, as compared to six for women.

The other main differences are characters' ages and the settings. YA does not usually include main characters over age 18 or in college, but these characters are featured in new adult books. New adult can best be described as the age category after young adult.

The Lunar Chronicles by Marissa Meyer: 2,256 pages. The Darkest Minds by Alexandra Bracken: 2,128 pages. Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl: 2,067 pages. The Tomorrow Series by John Marsden: 2,024 pages.

Publishers typically pay a $5,000 to $10,000 advance to good first-time authors. This means they would need to sell around 1,000 copies of a book that costs $20 per copy to break even after printing and distribution costs. Following that, the author will receive royalties, typically about 10%.

For most books, a font size between 10 and 12 is generally used for fiction and non-fiction printed books. Basic recommendations for font selection: Fiction, memoirs, and (auto)biographies: A classic serif font that is easy to read is the safest choice.

How many pages is a 80 000 word novel? ›

320 pages = 80,000 words.

Want to hit top 10? You'll need to sell roughly 300 for print, or 2,000+ copies for combined formats. Those numbers aren't exactly set in stone, but they're a pretty close approximation. To get onto Amazon's Bestseller Top 100 radar across all titles you're usually looking at about 1,000 sales of your book.

Your characters should be children. In terms of ages, they should be a few years older than your intended audience. The second thing is age-appropriate content. In these really successful novels, you'll see that the children are front and center in the book.

It Ends With Us

It Ends With Us is the absolute best of Colleen Hoover books, achieving #1 New York Times bestseller status even YEARS after its publication and over ONE BILLION tags on TikTok. Likewise, over a million readers have reviewed it on GoodReads.

When it comes to writing for Young Adults, swearing is allowed, so long as the themes of your novel demand it and you're writing for the more mature YA audience (that is, one likely to be making its own book selections).

#1 New York Times Bestselling Author Colleen Hoover | Simon & Schuster.

The most read book in the world is the Bible. Writer James Chapman created a list of the most read books in the world based on the number of copies each book sold over the last 50 years. He found that the Bible far outsold any other book, with a whopping 3.9 billion copies sold over the last 50 years.

The Holy Bible is the most read book in the world. In the past 50 years, the Bible has sold over 3.9 billion copies. It is the most recognizable and famous book that has ever been published.

Which is the No 1 book in the world? ›