I visited the young adult section of a bookstore. The covers of several books, all of them new releases, featured closeups of eyes.
This preponderance of eyes can't be a coincidence. It must be a trend. Publishers are pumping out YA book covers featuring tight compositions of body parts, notably eyes, lips, and hand holding.
All to often, young adult literature follows trends. First came the novel Twilight. Afterwards, publishers regurgitated paranormal novels into bookstores. The same thing happened following the publication of The Hunger Games. Dystopian books filled the shelves.
The authors of Twilight and The Hunger Games did not follow trends. They did their own things. I wish authors and illustrators would spurn trends and follow their own instincts. When creators follow trends, they’re not being all that creative.
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