Et Tu Jeanette?
One of the after-effects of the Harry Potter phenomenon is that everyone, from Isabel Allende to Paul McCartney, suddenly woke up to the fact that writing books for "young adults" could be a paying proposition. The latest name to add to that list is none other than Jeanette Winterson, says The Independent:
"Jeanette Winterson is at work on a children's novel, due next summer. Tanglewreck is a 'time-slip adventure story' that Winterson began telling first to herself, then to her godchildren. Bloomsbury is not dubbing it a 'crossover' novel but feels confident it will appeal to her adult audience."
It's not a "crossover" novel, but they're confident it'll appeal to adults? The ways of the publishing world are getting even more mysterious.
"Jeanette Winterson is at work on a children's novel, due next summer. Tanglewreck is a 'time-slip adventure story' that Winterson began telling first to herself, then to her godchildren. Bloomsbury is not dubbing it a 'crossover' novel but feels confident it will appeal to her adult audience."
It's not a "crossover" novel, but they're confident it'll appeal to adults? The ways of the publishing world are getting even more mysterious.
posted by PrufrockTwo at
7.10.05
2 Comments:
Hmmm. Well, Allende's books for children are ghastly, like made-for-television books. She's just lost her whole style! Heaven knows what Winterson will come up with.
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Anonymous, at 10:53 AM
One hopes it's something not as twee as those Allende children's books.
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PrufrockTwo, at 7:43 AM
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