Publishing terms Articles

Editor Cheryl Klein has posted an interesting working definition of what makes a novel Young Adult on her blog suggesting:

1. A YA novel is centrally interested in the experience and growth of

2.  its teenage protagonist(s),

3. whose dramatized choices, actions, and concerns drive the

4. story,

5. and it is narrated with relative immediacy to that teenage perspective.

For futher discussion of the terms and to weigh in on her theory, visit her blog at http://chavelaque.blogspot.com/2009/06/theory-definition-of-ya-literature.html

Ever wondered what ARCs from BEA are? Jessica at Bookends LLC has written a publishing glossary  and posted it on the Bookends' blog, which you might want to check out.

For a less helpful but more amusing glossary of publishing terms, I suggest you check out Tom's Glossary of Publishing Terms on Righreading.com. For example: ADVANCE: A secret code signaling to the marketing department whether or not to promote a title.