Many romance readers disagree that Steel writes romance at all, considering her novels more mainstream fiction.

He has continued to write both mainstream fiction (as Iain Banks) and science fiction (as Iain M Banks).

The publishing house was meant to fill the gap between Mills & Boon and mainstream fiction.

Laurie Aylma Taylor likes to explore that no-man's-land between genres; she writes mainstream fiction, mysteries, science fiction, and fantasy.

He writes mainstream fiction under the name Iain Banks, and science fiction as Iain M. Banks, including the initial of his adopted middle name Menzies.

Works in which science and technology are a dominant theme, but based on current reality, may be considered mainstream fiction.

She writes mainstream fiction including mysteries, thrillers and suspense novels.

After the war ended he remained in San Francisco, and turned to more mainstream fiction under contract to Blue Book - providing them with six long circus stories per year.

Despite her success in more mainstream romantic fiction, in 1995, Copeland decided to switch focus.