I know I’m supposed to be uni-blogging along with my new uni-tasking lifestyle (I’m trying to only do one thing at a time), but these topics are so teeny tiny in and of themselves I know you won’t mind.
Bitchery, for everyone:
Bitch Magazine online has kicked off a new column – Y.A. Lit Bitch: ”The series will feature interviews with many young adult authors about their work as well as feminism, gender, race, class, sexual orientation, and other issues. (And if you have a YA lit love that you want Bitch readers to know about—or Page Turner to feature—please submit a comment about it!)”
I’m thrilled to be the subject of the inaugural interview, and I encourage everyone who loves seeing mainstream media give YA the props it deserves to please leave a comment over there and say so and suggest your favorite author for future columns. (A couple of you already have – awesome.) I know from the responses on Twitter that there is much love for Bitch and excitement over the column—so let them know!
Charity, for Utahns:
I mentioned this awhile back, but here’s a little reminder about the Writing for Charity event on August 29 in colorful Ogden, UT. The information is here, and I hope to see you there.
3 comments for this post
I liked your comment that romance is not the end- all be-all expression of love and that couplehood is not the ideal state. Teen girls sure receive the opposite message from all segments of popular AND religious culture, in very different ways (but with the same result.) I’m very grateful that when I was growing up, my mother always responded to my “when I get married” statements with this comment: “You know, Jessica, you don’t have to get married to live a fulfilling life. In fact, marriage may not be what God has for you.” There was always this “other path” provided for me, something I didn’t see with provided for so many of my girlfriends.
Sara Reply:
August 15th, 2009 at 5:33 pm
@J.L. Powers, Sometimes I think the idealization of romance is the source of all our social ills…. (but other times I think it’s racism, or stupidity, or meanness…)
I totally agree Sara. I’ve been observing that for a while now. Probably a good thing that I am single (heh). People really need to be more realistic when it comes to romance, otherwise they cheapen it. One of the reasons I enjoyed Sweethearts so much. You never deviated from the characters. (:
And your mother is very right J.L. Hehe