This line of thinking also seems to diminish its value: the genre's commercial success (YA book sales hit $11 billion globally in 2022) hasn't translated into-and is perhaps directly at odds with-literary prestige, and it remains more difficult for YA authors to be considered for tenure-track teaching positions, covered in literary journals, and so on.
Adult readers' growing interest in YA can be partly chalked up to the internet. Online, adults can shop somewhat anonymously, without judgment. They can also more easily find niche fandoms and forums suited to their passions. With social media, we're attuned to the thoughts of more individuals than, one might argue, we were ever meant to know.
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