From 'Flogging the Quill:'
Flogging the Quill
Top 10 Genres | QueryTracker
http://www.therichest.com/rich-list/which-5-book-genres-make-the-most-money/
So I guess the way to make money as author is to write porn?
Or, failing that, Crime/Mystery stories - but are these equivalent to the 'Thrillers/Suspense' stories in the first list?
I also agree that 'Young Adult,' 'Middle Grade,' and 'Children's' are broad category's that require further subdivision.
Flogging the Quill
Here are the top 10 most popular fiction genres from QueryTracker
1.Young Adult
2.Fantasy
3.Literary Fiction
4.Children’s
5.Science Fiction
6.Thrillers/Suspense
7.Middle Grade
8.Romance
9.Historical
10.Women’s Fiction
Perhaps it's no surprise that the list of the 10 genres most requested by literary agents is exactly the same.
One nit-pick: Young Adult and Middle Grade aren’t actually genres, they’re categories. What are the most popular genres in those categories?
Which genres make the most money? A 2014 article says the top five are:
1.Romance/Erotica
2.Crime/Mystery
3.Religious/Inspirational
4.Science Fiction and Fantasy
5.Horror
Interesting to me that neither Religious/Inspirational or Horror appear in the top 10 list.
Top 10 Genres | QueryTracker
http://www.therichest.com/rich-list/which-5-book-genres-make-the-most-money/
So I guess the way to make money as author is to write porn?
Or, failing that, Crime/Mystery stories - but are these equivalent to the 'Thrillers/Suspense' stories in the first list?
I also agree that 'Young Adult,' 'Middle Grade,' and 'Children's' are broad category's that require further subdivision.