tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2396656644679880896.post7109596284425016115..comments2023-09-02T09:53:38.123-04:00Comments on Librarilly Blonde: The Ex-Librarian's Club Vol. 1: YALSA'S Worst IdeaCarlie Webberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14230936425959957212noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2396656644679880896.post-75527692491205373212009-07-22T21:40:53.223-04:002009-07-22T21:40:53.223-04:00I've already weighed in on this, but it's ...I've already weighed in on this, but it's worth saying again -- I'm definitely not a fan of implementing a popular choice component to BBYA. <br /><br />My debut, LAMENT, was lead title with Flux, a smaller imprint, and SHIVER, my title this year, was lead with Scholastic. The different in opportunities these two novels -- by the exact same author -- have had is amazing. It feels like everyone in the world has heard of SHIVER, which just hit shelves this week (a week early), and no one had heard of LAMENT until this spring, months after its release. If it was a case of a popular choice list, SHIVER would be far, far ahead of the game. How many other small press books would fall through the cracks? And that's just not fair, nor is it what the BBYA list should be all about!Maggie Stiefvaterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15842527558335640093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2396656644679880896.post-1174715578644298472009-07-14T14:38:23.764-04:002009-07-14T14:38:23.764-04:00So far I have seen no justification for linking th...So far I have seen no justification for linking these two lists. This is the big mystery to me--why is it either or?<br /><br />Is there some Harry/Voldemort pact that says neither can live if the other survives?. <br /><br />BBYA is a goldmine for those of us who love teens, work with teens, but are not YA librarians (I am in Adult Services and teens are at my desk two or three times a day). <br /><br />I read as much YA as I can so that when they walk up, I can talk with them about things other than 'reference'. They respond--they challenge me to read and I push them to 'adult' titles they should know about if they liked sparkly vampires, etc. However, I can not read enough--BBYA fills in the gaps nicely. I am able to relate to what they are reading without having read it--and I make them tell me why I should take the time to read it. <br /><br />Save BBYA--if not for YA, for YA lovers in other areas of the library.Cynthiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12564530076403259504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2396656644679880896.post-27983018576355370292009-07-12T15:46:23.923-04:002009-07-12T15:46:23.923-04:00I've been reading all of the reactions, and I ...I've been reading all of the reactions, and I think your suggestion that YALSA institute both is a win. That only a popular choice list would be published is a <i>seriously</i> a bad idea. So many titles written by or about ethnic or gender minorities would be lost, I'm afraid. With so few spots, few would be able to be listed, and no one would profit from it. I'm not sure what the impetus behind dismantling the list was to begin with... ?! Is it so expensive and/or time-consuming?tanita✿davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01671822274852087499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2396656644679880896.post-25942884560767900892009-07-09T17:19:41.055-04:002009-07-09T17:19:41.055-04:00I think they should have both. I totally agree wit...I think they should have both. I totally agree with this post. Keep BBYA! <br /><br />P.S. I too am not attending ALA this year- so you are not the only one missing outMariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08929361333038091363noreply@blogger.com