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more about #yafiction poshdeluxe: i really think we're entering a new era of YA lit, and that era is called AWESOME. in spite of trainwrecks like "twilight," there are so many amazing ... more » Sunshineyness: I can't recommend Libba Bray's Gemma Doyle books enough they are just so amazingly well written and have such a great feminist message with great atmo... more » it must be bunnies: I think that YA literature can be a good starting point for kids to give them the confidence to tackle books with more complicated themes. My daughte... more » ctuley: YA literature has gotten a LOT better in the past 10 years. Markus Zusak alone makes up for all the trash from the 60's and 70's (I honestly believe t... more » bookling: Wow, what's with all the YA hate? There is a lot of bad YA out there, but there's a surprising amount of REALLY GOOD YA that I and a lot of adults I k... more » Bill-Lee: When I was young enough for the Young Adult section, I mostly ignored it. The only books I remember reading from that section were Choose Your Own Adv... more » EdificeComplex: There's an article in the Culture & Books section of the current American Prospect on the popularity of Twilight. The author's overall argument was th... more » LittleDragon: Ok so do they explain why all the heroines are beautiful girls who spend all their time moaning about how hard everything is while all the hot guys th... more » Purple Dave: Ooh, ooh, I have a question! With regards to Twilight, do they prefer to call them lamepires, or waaaahmpires? #books more » Garrison Dean: R.O.A.C.H.: One theory? They're easier to read. I don't' mean that as a slight on their quality, but more as a comment on the attention span and reading ability ... more » Anekanta - Go Play!: I think it's a little unfair to blame people trained in the humanities for all this negativity. There is widespread disappointment with the sciences ... more » GSDaywalker: Particularly in science fiction juveniles? I'm not so sure about that. Most of the adult novels I can recall reading that were written in the past 20y... more » Shai_Hulud: This person may have been giving too much credit to those who have degrees in the humanities. The shallow reason the authors may represent science neg... more » the_lights_aurora: Science has grown exponentially, to a point where some areas have hit a temporary stalemate. Consider that the human race has made more breakthroughs ... more » Shadowdagger: Anyone remembers that show? :) Not sure, if this fits here :P Anyways, it's not the fault of technology but of greed, power struggle, misuse etc. ... more » Sunshineyness: Also, hasn't this kind of sci-fi been around us since the 60's? Hal 2000 was the epitome of the "evil computer" and really all these YA oppression sci... more » Sunshineyness: "There was little advancement... but because space was out there, a young man could go out there — and in this case, most of the time it was a young... more » Makidian: I still love the thought the future will be peaceful and full of slick tech and shiny cities, so that's how I write. I am not really all that surprise... more » PlaidNinja: "[In] the Golden Age... there was this sense that technology was good. ... There was the idea — a sense of wonder — that young people could grow u... more » dsmeek36: well, BSG's stomping all over technology as evil, primarily themed in the final episode, didn't help at all. that said, i think this outlook is simpl... more » -
#youngadultsciencefiction
YA Authors Explain Everything — Even Twilight — In New York Tonight
Confused about why young-adult science fiction and fantasy are growing so much faster than their adult counterparts? YA authors will answer your questions in New York this evening. They're even prepared to discuss the popularity of Twilight. More » -
#thehungergames
"The Girl Who Was On Fire" Inspires An Inferno, In Hunger Games Sequel
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins was one of our favorite books last year, and the sequel, Catching Fire, looks even more insane. A new book trailer promises ramped up political intrigue, and an audio excerpt provides a major downpayment. More » -
#alternatehistory
The Coolest Alternate Histories Are For Young Adults
Has the young-adult science fiction genre finally moved past future dystopias? A panel of three leading YA authors at BEA suggests the new frontier for YA fiction is alternate histories, including Darwin's genetic engineering and the Prohibition era targeting magic. More » -
#yafiction
Disco Teens Overcome Dyslexia, Write Mega-Evolutionary Novel
Brittany and Brianna Winner (aged 13) thought they were stupid because they had dyslexia. So their dad challenged them to prove otherwise — by writing a science fiction novel. More » -
