Genre refers to a type or kind of literary or artistic work, a style of writing, or a class of artistic endeavor having characteristic form or technique. There are two major book genres: nonfiction and fiction, with fiction further divided based on content and theme into more specific categories.

2. • “Genre” is a French word that means
“type or kind”
– 1: a kind of literary or artistic work
– 2: a style of expressing yourself in writing
[syn: writing style, literary genre]
– 3: a class of artistic endeavor having a
characteristic form or technique
Two major categories, or genres, of books: nonfiction and
fiction. Fiction can be further divided based on content and
theme into more-specific categories.