April 30, 2012 By 24 Comments

When Being Nice Becomes Mean

This year has opened up to some major drama and fallout which is mostly linked to the YA blogging world. It’s no secret this week’s huge blowout, concerning The Story Siren’s issue of plagiarism, has been a real doozy in epic proportions. The Smart Bitches, The Book Lantern, and The Book Binge offer a great [...]

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January 7, 2012 By 6 Comments

Authors in the Red Corner, and Reviewers in the Blue Corner

So for those of you that don’t follow the YA genre, twitter, and Goodreads, this week you have missed a lot of drama. Some of you will be happy about that, and others will be asking, point me to the drama please. And make no mistake, it was drama to the fullest. There was trolling, [...]

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December 9, 2011 By 12 Comments

When is PC Being Not Too PC?

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Last night I heard that author P.C Cast incorporated some real life criticism she faced in her latest book, Destined. In this installment of her popular YA House of Night series, she focused an entire conversation about defending the use of the term ‘Retard’ because the author faced criticism from a parent who disagreed with [...]

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