tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3593700881966042830.post3451175611438162227..comments2023-06-26T09:50:18.359-05:00Comments on Swati Avasthi: Time for Adults to come out of the YA closetSwatihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06591788480670299624noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3593700881966042830.post-82092514560869581142010-02-17T10:59:33.070-06:002010-02-17T10:59:33.070-06:00Whole wide Words and Marge need to powwow! Also, ...Whole wide Words and Marge need to powwow! Also, I don't know where you are in the country, but Children's Literature Network is having these great book clubs, just like you describe! Check them out at children'sliteraturenetwork.orgSwati Avasthihttp://www.swatiavasthi.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3593700881966042830.post-35862865197809726242010-02-16T22:46:38.005-06:002010-02-16T22:46:38.005-06:00I'll be 40 in March and spend the majority of ...I'll be 40 in March and spend the majority of my reading time with teen books and series. Since I read about 3 books a week, this is a significant amount of time, money, and investment in the genre. <br /><br />When I was a kid, reading saved me from a turbulent childhood. Perhaps that's why I love the genre--it makes me feel safe; it gives me pleasure and escape; and moreover, it gives me a sense of growth and potential. As a nearing-middle-ager, I like being connected to trends and concerns of youth. The fire and passion of youth to stretch, to risk, and to fail in young adult lit is amazing.<br /><br />There are times I've felt uncomfortable when I'm reading "Going Bovine" by Libba Bray or "Graceling" by Kristen Cashore, and people dismiss the books as "easy reads" because they are for kids. So not true. I'm challenged to think by these books, and other like "Hate List" by Jennifer Brown, as much as the adult writers I read.<br /><br />I would love to attend a Teen Books for Adult Readers book club! Maybe one for Twitter or Facebook?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3593700881966042830.post-68003709191568828302010-02-16T14:52:12.458-06:002010-02-16T14:52:12.458-06:00Our teen librarians started a very successful Teen...Our teen librarians started a very successful Teen Books Club for adult readers and it is going gang-busters. Even folks who can't make the monthly meetings read the books and we chat on the fly.Marge Loch-Woutershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09299355611398291374noreply@blogger.com