Women Who Read 'Harry Potter' Are Changing the Literary World in the UK

Are you a woman between the ages of 25 and 34? Did you read Harry Potter in your youth? Then congratulations, you win — and your prize is the entire publishing industry.

According to the Guardian, U.K. women who grew up with J.K. Rowling's wizardly world are popularizing a literary subgenre called "grip lit," a flavor of crime fiction that plays on psychological suspense. Because these women represent the most active sector of the book-buying market, they're not only driving trends in what gets read, but also what gets written.