PART 2. (Part 1 can be found here)
We took a poll, asking Creative Pragmatist’s for their favorite books by a set of genres that made a lot more sense than just “Romance” or “Fiction”. CP’s are an interesting group - while they take the same approach to thinking (critically and in a way that is creative and pragmatic) the outcome is varied and highly interesting, always. You see, I was frustrated at times writing Almost Reckless (here)- because there is pressure within the publishing industry for books to fit into a tidy box of trad genres: Self help? Business? Biography? But I believed being “all three” does not make it “none” - I needed to give my genre a new name. And even better, a name that will help meet the reader where they are. In my book talks and huddled with our team in Soho, this led to discussions about how we want books to make us feel, when do we want to feel this way, and why? So we created new genres to do just that, because the best way to know where you are is to understand where you want to go. And I think you’ll understand why when I was writing Almost Reckless, I believed that visiting a book store’s section titled “Reckoning” or “Dog Eared” would be far more descriptive than the trad options offered up.
Happy Reading!
Enjoy a summer of reading!
