Genre Map
What are landmark books?
Landmark books are books from each literary category and are often well-known and popular titles. We believe they’re the must-read books for each category.
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Can I purchase or download landmark books?
Yes. There is a buy link to Bookish or the publisher’s website of the landmark book titles where you can purchase the book.
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How can I suggest a landmark book?
We know that there will be books that you love that aren’t listed as landmark books. We’d love to have a conversation with you about it. Send us an email at support@bookcountry.com
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How does the genre map work?
The genre map is a visual way of seeing the different literary categories and how they fit in with each other. While we set out to give writers a tool to find the literary category that best suits their writing, it has been used in libraries, schools, and colleges as an educational tool. Expect it to change, as we are constantly working to keep it updated and enhanced with relevant information as genres fall out of favor and others emerge.
With the genre map, we’ve made it easy for writers to find other writers who are working within the same literary category. From the main genre map page, you can select your top level category of interest from Fiction, YA, or Nonfiction. From there you will be taken to the “family” page for this literary category with a description, landmark books, links to search Book Country titles in this genre as well as discussion forums.
Form the top level genre page you can also drill down further by clicking on one of the subgenre icons. For example on the Mystery page, you can get to Cozy Mysteries and also see landmark titles and link to Book Country titles from this subgenre.
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