Comments on: Are You Reading YA Lit? You Should Be. http://www.inthelibrarywiththeleadpipe.org/2011/are-you-reading-ya-lit-you-should-be/ The murder victim? Your library assumptions. Suspects? It could have been any of us. Tue, 05 Jul 2016 14:09:45 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.5.3 By: The History of Young Adult Literature | the dirigible plum http://www.inthelibrarywiththeleadpipe.org/2011/are-you-reading-ya-lit-you-should-be/comment-page-2/#comment-24029 Mon, 21 Jan 2013 20:56:00 +0000 http://www.inthelibrarywiththeleadpipe.org/?p=3142#comment-24029 […] has another article about YA lit that I also think you should read: Are You Reading YA Lit? You Should Be. It isn’t about the history of YA lit, but it’s an important piece and also recommends […]

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By: When is YA literature YA literature? « Insperata Floruit http://www.inthelibrarywiththeleadpipe.org/2011/are-you-reading-ya-lit-you-should-be/comment-page-2/#comment-19680 Sat, 22 Dec 2012 23:33:15 +0000 http://www.inthelibrarywiththeleadpipe.org/?p=3142#comment-19680 […] to this blog, I was just reading this article on YA literature, and apart from the fact that it’s brilliant and everyone should read it, one […]

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By: for a 15 year old. « Coastline Books http://www.inthelibrarywiththeleadpipe.org/2011/are-you-reading-ya-lit-you-should-be/comment-page-2/#comment-17365 Thu, 06 Dec 2012 17:39:06 +0000 http://www.inthelibrarywiththeleadpipe.org/?p=3142#comment-17365 […] that ‘young adult’ books are finally being recognized as a distinct and identifiable category. Now I don’t think there will be much agreement on what exactly ‘young adult’ […]

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By: library day in the life 7.4 « The Jade Librarian http://www.inthelibrarywiththeleadpipe.org/2011/are-you-reading-ya-lit-you-should-be/comment-page-2/#comment-12561 Sat, 29 Sep 2012 21:04:13 +0000 http://www.inthelibrarywiththeleadpipe.org/?p=3142#comment-12561 […] Are You Reading YA Lit? You Should Be. – on my favorite kind of literature […]

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By: Wizards and Demigods and Shadowhunters, oh my! / News from NBP | Nicholas Brealey Publishing http://www.inthelibrarywiththeleadpipe.org/2011/are-you-reading-ya-lit-you-should-be/comment-page-2/#comment-6936 Fri, 07 Oct 2011 17:53:24 +0000 http://www.inthelibrarywiththeleadpipe.org/?p=3142#comment-6936 […] In The Library with a Lead Pipe blogger librarian Gretchen Kolderup discusses the rise of YA lit: Are You Reading YA Lit? You Should Be. […]

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By: Category Vs Genre | Lynley Stace http://www.inthelibrarywiththeleadpipe.org/2011/are-you-reading-ya-lit-you-should-be/comment-page-2/#comment-6603 Mon, 19 Sep 2011 02:21:25 +0000 http://www.inthelibrarywiththeleadpipe.org/?p=3142#comment-6603 […] – In the library with the leadpipe […]

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By: Gretchen Kolderup http://www.inthelibrarywiththeleadpipe.org/2011/are-you-reading-ya-lit-you-should-be/comment-page-2/#comment-6562 Fri, 16 Sep 2011 14:20:25 +0000 http://www.inthelibrarywiththeleadpipe.org/?p=3142#comment-6562 Scott, you’re right that “YA” isn’t the best label for this category of books (or library services)–but it’s what’s commonly used, so I used it here. I think that “teen” is a better designation.

It’s especially problematic to use “young adult” to describe teens, because then there’s a bit of a lexical gap to describe young people who are just starting adulthood and are in their early to mid-twenties. The terms that I’ve seen applied to this group include “emerging adults” and “new adults.” I think it’ll be a while before we see one label that comes out the victor here.

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By: ScottTheWriter http://www.inthelibrarywiththeleadpipe.org/2011/are-you-reading-ya-lit-you-should-be/comment-page-2/#comment-6539 Wed, 14 Sep 2011 20:59:41 +0000 http://www.inthelibrarywiththeleadpipe.org/?p=3142#comment-6539 What an authoritative review of the field. I’m glad that lovers of literature are taking “YA” seriously.

But is “YA” the best tag for a form whose audience are not adults, yet? What do you call literature written for young adults?

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By: The Blog List « Jason A. Beineke, Author http://www.inthelibrarywiththeleadpipe.org/2011/are-you-reading-ya-lit-you-should-be/comment-page-2/#comment-6400 Sun, 04 Sep 2011 04:00:52 +0000 http://www.inthelibrarywiththeleadpipe.org/?p=3142#comment-6400 […] Hartwig, “I write young adult fiction (many of the reasons can be summarized here), which is also what I enjoy reading by and […]

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By: Spencer http://www.inthelibrarywiththeleadpipe.org/2011/are-you-reading-ya-lit-you-should-be/comment-page-2/#comment-6246 Wed, 24 Aug 2011 15:38:30 +0000 http://www.inthelibrarywiththeleadpipe.org/?p=3142#comment-6246 A separate peace- is that considered YA fiction- or is it just fiction? A Catcher in the Rye? The Things they Carried? The Curious Incident of the dog in the nighttime? All of these have teen/young characters at the center, but none of them- as far as I’m concerned- would be considered YA fiction. It’s because they are just considered plain fiction- or even “literature”. The difference between these and YA fiction is the difficulty of the read? Is it subject matter? I think it’s the difficulty of the read. If a teen can read literature, I have yet to find something in the YA section that I would feel comfortable recommending for anything other than a lark (such as the HP series).

I find the book thief is a prime example of this. The story could have been great- but we get a dumbed down, kiddie pandering version. I’m ok with that, as long as we don’t pretend it’s good literature.

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