According to the BBC, Stephenie Meyer is up for the Author of the Year Award at this year’s British Book Awards. Meyer shares the shortlist with many famous names, such as Barack Obama, US President. Whereas the Twilight Saga has settled down here, over in the UK, it's still going strong. Actually, it takes residence at the top four spots in the best-selling UK book charts. Getting back to the topic, however, the winners will be announced in a grand ceremony in London on April 3rd.
On a side note, USA Today has written a very interesting article concerning Twilight. They're saying the success of the Twilight books have 'fueled the demand for supernatural books in the market'. According to Sandee Roston of HarperCollins Children’s books,
"Teen paranormal fiction is one of our strongest and growing categories. And it’s not just vampires,” says Roston, "Werewolves, zombies and other creatures are also taking center
stage."Did this all start with Twilight? Really? If you guys have ever heard of The Lost Boys, then you can probably guess that readers have always had a fascination with the paranormal and unusual. It's about a vampire gang with a sort of West Side Story twist.. Meyer's Twilight has really brought this genre the forefront of pop culture. Once again, I find myself tipping my hat off to the acclaimed author.
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