Three literary trends I've avoided reading (so far)

I confess I have no authority to comment on any of these recent publishing trends as I've not read a one of them, but it is worth mentioning that these types of books are flourishing and sales are growing:

1.) Graphic novels by so-called mainstream novelists: Janet Evanovich, Dean Koontz, Philip K. Dick, Stephenie Meyer, Sherilynn Kenyon and Jim Butcher are just some of the authors coming out with new novels written in cartoon style, or with illustrated adaptations of their previous works. (I will continue to avoid these: I am just not a visual reader...I even disdained comic books as a child, preferring actual words on a page with no pictures.)

2.) Literary "Mash-up" parodies: about 60-85% of a mash-up is the original text of a classic; the rest includes new plot twists added in by a contemporary author, usually involving vampires, zombies or other creatures. Hit titles in the past year have included: Android Karenina, Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, Little Women and Werewolves, Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter, and Paul is Undead: the British Zombie Invasion. But as one mother said, "Hey at least my kid is reading Jane Austen!"

3.) Children's books by adult authors: James Patterson, John Grisham, and Alice Hoffman have each embraced writing for older children/teens. Patterson's "Maximum Ride" series, Grisham's new "Theodore Boone, Kid Lawyer" series (#1 just published) and Alice Hoffman's mermaid tales have posed a problem for this library. Patrons hear that there's a new Grisham or Patterson title and place a hold immediately! We have had many disappointed customers show up and say, "but this is a children's book!" (Actually children's books can be great fun; you should read it anyway as long as you made the trip to the library to pick it up!)

Trendy or traditional, the library has it all!