chick lit
n. Books that appeal primarily to women.
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1999
The Girls' Guide to Hunting and Fishing is the "Chick Lit" book of the moment, a loosely linked set of short stories centering on Jane Rosenal's romantic coming-of-age over 20 or so years.
—Nancy Pate, “'Chick Lit' Can Be Funny and Serious,” The Orlando Sentinel, June 27, 1999
1996
Anyway, I still adore his writing, and he's still my hero, but I'm really very sad to see Wolcott decrying postfem chick lit as mere "popularity-contest coquetry." (I think he's jealous.) He doesn't even like Cynthia Heimel or Julie Burchill, from what I can tell.
—Vicki Hengen, “Pictures perfect; rock gems; chick lit,” The Boston Globe, May 22, 1996
1988 (earliest)
Princeton
Female Literary TraditionChick Lit
Astronomy 103Astrogut
Music 103Clapping for Credit
—Don M. Betterton, Alma Mater, Peterson's Guides, December 01, 1988