- shnovel
- n.A self-help book disguised as a novel.Related Words: Category:
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bookling — n. A small format book, usually 50 to 100 pages long. Example Citation: Here s a nasty little publishing trendlet: the appearance of teeny tiny books, or booklings. Martin Levin, The ugly bookling, The Globe and Mail, January 15, 2000 Related… … New words
chick lit — n. A literary genre that features books written by women and focusing on young, quirky, female protagonists. Also: chick lit. Example Citation: The Girls Guide to Hunting and Fishing is the chick lit book of the moment, a loosely linked set of… … New words
cinematherapy — (sin.uh.muh.THAYR.uh.pee; TH as in thin) n. A form of therapy or self help that uses movies, particularly videos, as therapeutic tools. Example Citation: Cinematherapy is a relatively new therapeutic approach being used by many psychotherapists… … New words
issue literature — n. A literary genre where each work takes as its central theme a social, cultural, or political issue. Example Citation: Strangely or not strangely at all, said Ms Carr, babes are usually feminists, if you mean by feminism the promotion of all… … New words
me-moir — (MEE mwar) n. A memoir that is exceptionally self centered. Example Citation: She became the poster girl for all the evils of the book genre my friend Jane calls me moirs (as in, Dad was a drunk; Mom was a drunk; Dad was my lover; Dad was my mom) … New words
misery lit — n. A memoir or novel that focuses on extreme personal trauma and abuse. Also: misery lit, mis lit, misery literature, misery memoir. Example Citations: Today s idea: Is women s fiction plagued by misery lit, obsessed with bereavement, child abuse … New words
