Between Quote by Rumaan Alam

Genres do exist because frequent users of any large bookstore can instantly tell what any piece of fiction is supposed to be about by…

— John Clute

I've never been particularly interested in genre distinctions. They seem to me more useful to a librarian than to a writer.

— Hisham Matar

My theory on genre is that while there are people out there who believe that genre tells people what to read, actually I believe…

— Neil Gaiman

I never think about genre when I work. I've written fantasy, science fiction, supernatural fiction, and am now working on a suspense novel. Genres…

— Elizabeth Hand

It doesn't really matter what "genre" your book is. What matters is that it's a good book of its kind. Whatever that kind may…

— Margaret Atwood

I don't consider genre while writing.

— Karin Tidbeck

Readers want more of the same from you. So stick to one genre.

— Ruskin Bond

I don't really think about genre. I like to write books that I'd love to read myself.

— Dan Brown

Genre is a bookstore problem, not a literary problem.

— Rick Moody

If you're a writer, you don't serve genres. Genres serve you. Like, if you're writing a science fiction story set on a spaceship, you…

— Charlie Jane Anders

Honestly, when you start talking about genres, you're talking as much about the business side of writing as anything else. Certainly there are elements…

— Kristin Hannah

I think that genre distinctions basically boil down to marketing categories, which are outdated. Any time people have an argument about them, they're arguing…

— Emily Gould