/lit/ - Literature

It could be how fantasy and sci-fi are stuffed into their own generals. I think most people who read new books are reading something from those genres. Then again, I don't use those generals so I don't know if they talk about newer books in there or not.

As someone who uses most media boards.

/a/, I keep up with new series because there's discussion to be had as new episodes and chapters come out. /tv/ is probably similar. Both of these board cultures revolves around memes that were popularized as things were coming out (Baneposting for example).

/v/ is like the midway point, there's a lot of talk of older games but when something big comes out it captures the board for a while. Look at Elden Ring. Memes keep older games alive and steam sales can bring new players to older titles as well. See Metal Gear Rising Revengeance.

/co/ is two boards mashed together. The comic section exists to complain about modern comics while the cartoon side is like /v/ and has a midway point between old and new cartoons. The comics side of /co/ is similar to /lit/, sharethreads are a common area but they have storytimes while /lit/ doesn't.

I would say the most similar is /mu/.

It's a personality driven board because of how bands work, /lit/ is pretty personality driven as well. Memes about musicians are like the memes about writers. David Foster Wallace could have fit in /mu/ if he was a musician. Sharethreads and recommendation threads have the same feel. It's also very interested in genre, which is something /lit/ talks about often.