tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074861.post3464670047525982143..comments2024-03-09T11:10:46.978-05:00Comments on Brooklyn Arden: A Ramble: June Joys and #YASavesCherylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05972029478350879112noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074861.post-49035565736325169092011-08-21T04:04:37.903-04:002011-08-21T04:04:37.903-04:00Beautiful, original comment (in the article and by...Beautiful, original comment (in the article and by Melissa) on a writer's responsibility to not make the world worse. I love being able to read and write books that range from sheer fun to a darker path (that may or may not be more realistic). All I really want is the choice to read whichever I feel like - and to give my future teen offspring the same choice. Luckily, I can.<br /><br />Louise CurtisAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074861.post-84612118473182918092011-06-13T17:05:35.120-04:002011-06-13T17:05:35.120-04:00Thank you for acknowledging that this is not a bla...Thank you for acknowledging that this is not a black-and-white issue, which is how so many in this discussion seem to see it, with YA books either being dark and dangerous or miraculously good. <br /><br />If we claim books are powerful enough to save lives, how can we deny that such power can also cause harm? And that authors are not in control of the direction the power they release with their work will take.Melissa Wyatthttp://melissawyatt.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074861.post-7140892842688774602011-06-13T10:58:07.598-04:002011-06-13T10:58:07.598-04:00Cheryl -- I linked this posting to my selection cl...Cheryl -- I linked this posting to my selection class for librarians because this exact topic is one currently under discussion -- the darkness and supposed perversity of YA lit. Your discussion is both timely and on the mark.Floyd Pentlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10692480555499790736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074861.post-37663852197171120962011-06-13T01:26:53.130-04:002011-06-13T01:26:53.130-04:00At a recent conference, I had a kindly lady come u...At a recent conference, I had a kindly lady come up to me and tell me, little Marketing Assistant that I am, that we needed to change the cover of Matched because it had a girl in a dress on the front, and boys might really like the book, but they wouldn't read it because of the dress on the front.<br /><br />To which I said, forgetting for a moment that I was supposed to be shiny and markety, "The boys need to get over it, or it's their loss." I hold this to be true for a variety of issues, including movies. <br /><br />And, I think this applies to silly people who write poorly informed articles, as well.Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15363411079221274431noreply@blogger.com