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I have always seen King in the horror section, never in literature. *shrugs* everynametaken Send a noteboard - 23/12/2009 04:06:47 AM
Every bookstore I've ever been in has a horror section. :confused:


Some of those do and some of them don't, depending on the store layout and manager's choice. Most of them split the books by author or sub-genre to where they get shelved. All Stephen King books typically get shelved in Literature where nearly all Urban Fantasy is in with Sci-Fi & Fantasy.


when there are equally worthy works that languish in a genre?
But wine was the great assassin of both tradition and propriety...
-Brandon Sanderson, The Way of Kings
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Categorizing of fiction books... Phelix - 21/12/2009 07:42:29 AM 887 Views
There isn't one. Ouranid - 21/12/2009 11:40:31 AM 580 Views
I guess you have a point... Phelix - 21/12/2009 09:51:54 PM 559 Views
This is down to the USA not having a separate horror section, I believe. Werthead - 22/12/2009 03:25:04 AM 578 Views
Um...? rebelaessedai - 22/12/2009 04:08:50 AM 595 Views
That is not standard in all the larger bookstore chains... Barnes & Noble and Borders in particular. Jacob - 22/12/2009 02:53:13 PM 585 Views
So why does King get to be "literature"... Phelix - 22/12/2009 07:31:14 PM 589 Views
Most likely because of the money and movies associated with his name... Jacob - 22/12/2009 07:46:14 PM 512 Views
So exposure makes something literary? Phelix - 22/12/2009 08:06:27 PM 581 Views
Nope... just where it gets shelved in a book megastore. Jacob - 22/12/2009 08:41:56 PM 547 Views
Interesting. Phelix - 22/12/2009 08:46:23 PM 707 Views
I have always seen King in the horror section, never in literature. *shrugs* everynametaken - 23/12/2009 04:06:47 AM 471 Views
Huh. rebelaessedai - 23/12/2009 03:11:58 AM 583 Views
Pretty sure Barnes & Noble has horror. *NM* Ghavrel - 23/12/2009 03:34:57 AM 239 Views
Every Borders I have ever been in has a horror section. everynametaken - 23/12/2009 04:05:25 AM 560 Views
Aside from Barnes & Noble and Borders and Books-A-Million, maybe I guess? Ghavrel - 22/12/2009 05:55:20 AM 606 Views
Not Borders. They have always had a separate horror shelf next to fantasy/sci-fi. *NM* everynametaken - 23/12/2009 04:03:27 AM 241 Views
Whoa, dude. We've been in a Borders together! *NM* rebelaessedai - 23/12/2009 03:43:11 PM 348 Views
It's true! (you might want to get tested... the last girl I went to Borders with had warts. ) *NM* Phelix - 23/12/2009 05:20:54 PM 284 Views
LOL! I miss you, baby! *NM* rebelaessedai - 24/12/2009 03:28:16 AM 278 Views
Miss you too sugar. Phelix - 24/12/2009 03:31:04 AM 561 Views
You never do! rebelaessedai - 24/12/2009 11:52:05 PM 504 Views
It's true, I do. Phelix - 25/12/2009 09:09:49 AM 655 Views
You better! rebelaessedai - 26/12/2009 11:21:35 PM 515 Views
*crosses heart and swears* Phelix - 26/12/2009 11:26:55 PM 637 Views
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