tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19498800.post2317140378285928355..comments2023-12-30T08:31:55.182+00:00Comments on My Favourite Books: What is YA?Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11505919558970094338noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19498800.post-68480113013705768642012-02-06T18:26:54.379+00:002012-02-06T18:26:54.379+00:00Awesome this post really helped meAwesome this post really helped meAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19498800.post-61264339695458519162011-12-13T19:45:09.384+00:002011-12-13T19:45:09.384+00:00I love YA books... I find they hook the reader eas...I love YA books... I find they hook the reader easier than adult books and tend to be exciting reads.Nikki - Notes of Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15116292112164268244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19498800.post-16399222256139540732011-12-12T13:50:41.730+00:002011-12-12T13:50:41.730+00:00I've been looking forward to reading this post...I've been looking forward to reading this post all weekend, and it has certainly lived up to my expectations. Excellent post, I shall be recommending it far and wide.Jenni (Juniper's Jungle)http://junipersjungle.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19498800.post-3328587501266753392011-12-12T11:20:57.570+00:002011-12-12T11:20:57.570+00:00Best summary of what YA is I think I've ever r...Best summary of what YA is I think I've ever read. Well doneAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06802430397411029166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19498800.post-48901513854849856092011-12-12T09:09:18.088+00:002011-12-12T09:09:18.088+00:00This is a completely superb post, Liz! You've...This is a completely superb post, Liz! You've summed up YA brilliantly. Good woman!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04871239587214383387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19498800.post-2052763282832426422011-12-12T08:53:44.647+00:002011-12-12T08:53:44.647+00:00An excellent post on a subject close to my heart t...An excellent post on a subject close to my heart too, and so well put, Liz!Savita Kalhanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07977368691995933130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19498800.post-57454548242755123832011-12-11T23:11:59.523+00:002011-12-11T23:11:59.523+00:00Yes Liz, great and thought provoking post.
I espec...Yes Liz, great and thought provoking post.<br />I especially liked<br />"The thing about YA books is that it speaks to its readers on a deeply emotional level. It connects with teens and their journey,"<br />Now there's a challenge.Jan Carrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11335419896028312596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19498800.post-81315301949742648952011-12-11T23:11:10.662+00:002011-12-11T23:11:10.662+00:00Great piece Liz. You are so right. Voice is key i...Great piece Liz. You are so right. Voice is key in YA and it makes it true or false to the reader. Hope this feeds your twitter discussion too. <br />x MoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19498800.post-45938770653327709462011-12-11T18:20:50.618+00:002011-12-11T18:20:50.618+00:00*joins in with thunderous applause* Absolutely bri...*joins in with thunderous applause* Absolutely brilliant. Sums up YA perfectly - the challenges and thrills. And THIS is what I aspire to.Rebecca Brownhttp://www.rebeccaebrown.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19498800.post-4569904929142935802011-12-11T14:34:20.051+00:002011-12-11T14:34:20.051+00:00Excellent post, Liz!Excellent post, Liz!Linda Strachanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04354324158228109351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19498800.post-46973963253363063332011-12-11T12:40:57.183+00:002011-12-11T12:40:57.183+00:00Really excellent in-depth piece on our much misund...Really excellent in-depth piece on our much misunderstood Y.A. fiction. This piece will speak to many people and I'll be Tweeting and FB - ing it all over the place. And yes, wearing your emotions on your sleeve is one of the reasons why I love writing Y.A. and feel at home with it. Schoolkids this week were asking me about the passion which ignited me to write - they understand where we are coming from. Three cheers for our Liz!!Miriam Halahmyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17841164190139769948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19498800.post-60147813014823938052011-12-11T12:02:47.982+00:002011-12-11T12:02:47.982+00:00Brilliant piece! Now I have a link to hand out whe...Brilliant piece! Now I have a link to hand out when someone asks about YA! And hope ... yes hope - even Old Adults need that though.Candy Gourlayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07802791643303335762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19498800.post-45952269583755703402011-12-11T10:14:12.353+00:002011-12-11T10:14:12.353+00:00'It's about hope'. Spot on! Hope, an...'It's about hope'. Spot on! Hope, and self-discovery. Lovely passionate post, Liz!Katherine Langrishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12529700103932422873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19498800.post-25942138103071712152011-12-11T08:19:51.271+00:002011-12-11T08:19:51.271+00:00Excellent post, Liz - plenty of food for thought h...Excellent post, Liz - plenty of food for thought here.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13912774665400125173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19498800.post-73938667019835031852011-12-10T21:00:54.063+00:002011-12-10T21:00:54.063+00:00If I could put a coherent comment together after r...If I could put a coherent comment together after reading such an AMAZING post I really would - Absolutely fabulous postYnysawdre Elderly Residents Associationhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08121225687563442558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19498800.post-44334984274429306262011-12-10T19:19:07.233+00:002011-12-10T19:19:07.233+00:00Wonderful post, Liz. Thank you!Wonderful post, Liz. Thank you!Luisa Plajahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14543215719907066195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19498800.post-39843063256181021672011-12-10T19:11:16.161+00:002011-12-10T19:11:16.161+00:00A nicely argued piece, but despite all the great s...A nicely argued piece, but despite all the great stuff you mentioned and lots you didn't, two things still stand out for me.<br />One, the term YA is only meaningful as a label in marketing terms. It is impossible to use in a critical context when it covers works as diverse as Mal Peet's Keeper and Diana Wynne Jones say. There's nothing wrong with that as long as you remember that, and refrain from grand statements about YA as some do.<br />More significantly, YA is commercial flavour of the month, as a result of which there *are* mid-list authors, their publishers & agents who are trying to exploit this to squeeze a precious few more sales out of their works. Again, nothing wrong with that in principle but don't suggest it doesn't happen. What matters is that it is done appropriately. Many books could easily slip either side of the perceived boundaries of adult/YA but a few are being forcibly pushed into the wrong category purely to exploit current fashion.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19498800.post-44966271939046890772011-12-10T18:29:22.606+00:002011-12-10T18:29:22.606+00:00Fabulous, fabulous post Liz! I couldn't agree...Fabulous, fabulous post Liz! I couldn't agree more with everything you said. the ignorance about YA drives me insaneSarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07491718306784046961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19498800.post-50948361590382954122011-12-10T17:56:24.306+00:002011-12-10T17:56:24.306+00:00*Applauds wildly* I've only been discovering Y...*Applauds wildly* I've only been discovering YA in the past year thanks to you and Amanda, but it's everything you said and more. I just listened to a podcast from SF Signal and they were talking about how YA treats its readers with respect and no condescension and that is one of the things I ve most about it. It treats teens as intelligent, thinking people, not mini-adults or children and I think that's the best way to reach them.Mieneke van der Salmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04782771945227479913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19498800.post-18636402451638096652011-12-10T16:54:30.656+00:002011-12-10T16:54:30.656+00:00Amazing post, thanks! I don't think YA is a ge...Amazing post, thanks! I don't think YA is a genre, but more of an age group set to particular books. Before I came to teh world of blogging, I didn't even know what YA was. I was too embarrassed to ask what it stood for, because it kept on apearing. I eventually clicked on and I was drawn into this new awesome world. I love Harry Potter and The Hunger Games, but I also enjoy the less popular YA books too. Thanks for posting! :)Zoehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13145275568220973113noreply@blogger.com