The always-insightful Michael Paulson up at The Boston Globe has a good story on the new crop of young women Mormon writers and their squeaky clean tween novels. Exhibit A: “Twilight” vampire maven Stephenie Meyer.
From the story:
“That Mormon writers have come to loom large in an increasingly popular literary genre can be linked to several unique characteristics of their faith and culture: an aversion to the sex and swearing that prevails in adult fiction, a propensity for large families that often means a child-focused life, and an affinity for fantasy writing.”
