Jane Friedman article refers to hunger, curiosity, and a sense of urgency for readers to understand and experience POVs that are not their own
An Oct. 18, 2019 Jane Friedman (janefriedman.com) article is entitled: “Current Trends in Traditional Book Publishing: Fiction, Nonfiction and YA.”
By way of summary, the article refers to hunger, curiosity, and a sense of urgency for readers to understand and experience POVs that are not their own – which is described as the whole point of fiction.
As well, the article notes that members of a panel said they group fiction and memoir together when describing qualities they look for in a story.