*this month's authors*
Laurie Halse Anderson and Jane Austen
Do you love chick lit and want to find some nice people to hang around and talk about your favorite books? Well here's the right club.
Chick lit is a term used to denote genre fiction within women's fiction written for and marketed to young women, especially single, working...
more »*this month's authors*
Laurie Halse Anderson and Jane Austen
Do you love chick lit and want to find some nice people to hang around and talk about your favorite books? Well here's the right club.
Chick lit is a term used to denote genre fiction within women's fiction written for and marketed to young women, especially single, working women in their twenties and thirties. The genre sells well, with chick lit titles topping bestseller lists and the creation of imprints devoted entirely to chick lit. It generally deals with the issues of modern women humorously and lightheartedly.
It has been described as a "safe substitute" for spending time on real romance, or other cultural demands on women, such as homemaking, finding Mr. Right, having thin waists and sexual fidelity.
Although usually including romantic elements, women's fiction (including chick lit) is generally not considered a direct subcategory of the romance novel genre, because in women's fiction the heroine's relationship with her family or friends may be equally as important as her relationship with the hero.
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