Thanks for the comment.

As with any grey area, there is no clear-cut definition as to what is commercial fiction versus what is literary fiction, and many people struggle to agree but, in essence, commercial fiction is telling a story in a way that will really entertain a reader and has mass appeal, and literary fiction strives to arrive at the heart or essence of something and tends to be ‘serious’ fiction where the story (and pace of the novel) can often come secondary to the author’s own unique style etc. Generally (though, of course, there are some exceptions) literary fiction is viewed as being its own genre, whereas the term ‘commercial fiction’ can be applied to books in many genres.

Hope this helps!

Donna

The latest info is that MEAT will be available on most e-formats sometime this year – however, that will apply to America only in the first instance.

For UK e-readers, I don’t know when or even if it will happen. Of course, if it does, I’ll let you know!

But … I don’t suppose you’re allowed to put ‘Meat’ up on ManyBooks? My ereader isn’t a Kindle.

Oh well.

Just a wee bit confused about your comment on the fiction you acquire “it’s commercial rather than literary”. Wonder how you define that? Obviously at extreme ends of the spectrum you may have Dan Brown and Salman Rushdie but I like to think that most authors would at least aspire to be both even if some fail to achieve either.