books

"Sick LIt" Is Nothing New -- Here's Why It Matters

Every time one of these op-eds is published, it serves as a reminder that children who experience hardship are freakish and weird, and that childhood should be a happy, unicorn and rainbow-filled place.
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Entertainment, books, reading, young adult fiction, young adult, concern trolls, pearl clutching

Jan 3, 2013 at 5:00pm | 104 comments

young adult fiction

"Two Boys Kissing" and the Rise of Gay YA

We’re ready for gay YA. We’re screaming for it. We’re talking about it.
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Entertainment, young adult fiction, young adult, gay ya, lgbtq, read this!, shoppables

Mar 18, 2013 at 4:00pm | 34 comments

google

Rape Tropes: Too "Obscene" For Google's Tastes

Google recently pressured popular site TV Tropes into removing all mentions of rape from its trope index. But that won't just make the trope go away.
Kate Conway in
Issues, google, sexual assault, tropes, young adult fiction

Jun 28, 2012 at 4:00pm | 31 comments