Targeting Young Adults with Explicit Books

<div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW196424469 BCX4"> <p><span data-contrast="none">A 2012 headline in</span> <em>U.S.</em> <em><span data-contrast="none">News and World Report</span></em> <span data-contrast="none">asked, “</span><a href= "https://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2012/05/18/is-it-time-to-rate-young-adult-books-for-mature-content"><span data-contrast="none">Is It Time to Rate Young Adult Books for Mature Content?</span></a><span data-contrast="none">” According to the article, there was an increase in profanity in children’s books and sexual content in young adult novels. In fact, a survey that year revealed that</span> <a href= "https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-industry-news/article/53937-new-study-55-of-ya-books-bought-by-adults.html"> <span data-contrast="none">55% of the readers of young adult novels</span></a> <span data-contrast="none">were adults, not teens.</span><span data-ccp-props= "{"201341983":0,"335559731":720,"335559739":0,"335559740":480}"> </span></p> <p><span data-contrast="none">A decade later, no one seems to be asking questions about graphic content in books for young people anymore.</span> <a href= "https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/09/books/review/sex-young-adult-fiction.html"> <span data-contrast="none">Rather, that content is being defended and promoted</span></a><span data-contrast="none">.</span> <a href= "https://www.vulture.com/article/colleen-hoover-fans-booktok.html"><span data-contrast="none"> Especially in fiction aimed at young adults,</span></a> <span data-contrast="none">there is explicit content, including aggressive LGBTQ content, and themes of</span> <a href= "https://ir.library.illinoisstate.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1693&context=etd"> <span data-contrast="none">rape, abuse, BDSM, even incest. </span></a><span data-ccp-props= "{"201341983":0,"335559731":720,"335559739":0,"335559740":480}"> </span></p> <p><span data-contrast="none">There seems to be a commitment,</span> <a href= "https://www.heritage.org/marriage-and-family/comm