Until now, finding a book about a college-age protagonist has involved a time-consuming search. New adult is the 'I'm officially an adult, now what?' phase." Can you expand on that a little? Are new adult books still appropriate for the young adult crowd?Ĭora: I'd be happy to expand! New adult doesn't necessarily deal with any topics that haven't been written about before, but we live in an age where we want to find the things that interest us quickly and without much hassle. New adult is about how to live your life after that. Joyce: Welcome to HEA, Cora! You've said, "Young adult books are about surviving adolescence and coming of age. She joins us now to introduce us to the "new adult" trend and talk about her theater background and awkward moments, the bane of every middle-schooler's existence. Her e-book release, Losing It, has been picked up by HarperCollins in a three-book deal. What's so different about new adult books? Well, they're kinda like young adult books but … older. Cora Carmack is riding the wave of a new genre: new adult.
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