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Chick Lit Fans Unite
Sub-Genre Begets Many Sub-Genres
Helen Fieldings’ Bridget Jones and her infamous Diary introduced the world to the nontraditional romance novel—Chick
Lit, they call it—and publishing—and readers—haven’t been quite the same since. According to a recent article on
ABC.com, Chick Lit now “fuels the publishing industry.”
Not to be topped, nor to miss out on a bona fide publishing trend, Christian publishing houses (who had already seen
what the Left Behind juggernaut had wrought in their camp) were quick to, as USA Today put it, "put their faith in
'churchified' Chick Lit." Traditional Christian houses have fired their own salvoes into this mostly pastel-covered
fray.
And black publishers! Their female readers must have something to read that transcends the mere romance. Enter "Sista
Lit." And the black Christian female readers! Where will it all end?
Not to worry. Chicklitbooks.com has it all in hand. The pages of this fan site manage this muddle by title, author,
publisher and type, as it says, From A – Z. Chicklitbooks.com boasts pages for books devoted to “Mommy Lit,” “Big Girl
Lit,” and “Christian Chick Lit,” with titles as diverse as Kristin Billerbeck's She's Out of Control and Melissa Lea
Leedom’s To Forgive, Divine.
On Chicklitbooks.com, Chick Lit fans can read reviews of what’s out, see what will be out soon, BLOG about what’s been
said, BLOG about the movies that have been made from Chick Lit—it’s a virtual party line, curlers in your hair pajama
party.
It’s a chick thing, guys. You wouldn’t understand.
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