Skip to content
  • Home
  • About
  • Blog
  • Novels
    • Not Famous
    • Not Dressed
    • Not Awkward
    • Not Prepared
  • Newsletter
  • Contact
  • Twitter
  • Goodreads
  • Facebook
  • Instagram

  • Is The Key To Selling Lad-Lit Marketing To Women?

    Wow, I had no idea that the publishing world was writing off “lad lit” fourteen years ago… but it’s true. In 2004, Publisher’s Weekly published an article titled “Lad Lit Hits the Skids”, and it was kind of frightening to read. What if publishers created a subgenre and nobody read it? In the case of “lad…

    Matthew Hanover

    May 30, 2018
    Commentary
    chick-lit, Jonathan Tropper, lad-lit, marketing, Nick Hornby
  • On The Lad-Lit Genre

    If I were asked what genre my novel-in-progress could be described as, my instinct would be to say “lad-lit.” It sort of fits, according to this definition: n. A literary genre that features books written by men and focusing on young, male characters, particularly those who are selfish, insensitive, and afraid of commitment. This may…

    Matthew Hanover

    July 21, 2013
    Commentary
    chick-lit, Fiction, Jennifer Weiner, Jonathan Tropper, lad-lit, Nick Hornby

Create a website or blog at WordPress.com

Loading Comments...
  • Subscribe Subscribed
    matthewhanover.com
    Join 43 other subscribers

    Have a WordPress.com account? Log in now.

  • matthewhanover.com
    View site in Reader
    Manage subscriptionsSign upLog in
    Report this content
    Collapse this bar