April 5–11, 2010
- Rukhsana Khan on Wanting Mor.
- Eric Walters on what kids oughtta know.
- Jill Murray on staying cool to teens.
- Young Adult Readers Panel on what they want to read.
- Joan Clark on why YA is a bad category.
- Susan Juby on Nice Recovery.
Music used on this show (broadcast only):
Great Uncles of the Revolution, "Ride 'Em High", Stand Up!
Joe Trio, "O Canada", Set 'Em Up Joe
Fluid Rouge, "Suitcase", Fluid Rouge
Caribou, "Bees", The Milk of Human Kindness
Posted by The Next Chapter at 07:00 PM
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I found the contribution from your panel of young adults refreshing.
Posted by: Ed Boucher | April 4, 2010 08:05 PM
I'm 26 and for the first time in a long time I thought about Trixie Belden, a 16 year-old girl detective. I have never read a Nancy Drew novel and was never interested. (I have a hard time with anything that is over-hyped.) So my mom set out to find me soemthing different. She found a Trixie Belden novel at the local Frenchy's. I was hooked and begged my mother for more. She hit yard sales, the library and even order in a few from the bookstore. The trouble with finding these books was that the first novel was published in 1948, but still my mother prevailed and I have a decent sized collection stored away in her attic. I haven't read one since I was 14, but now that you've got me thinking about them, I might have to get her to dig me out a couple. Thanks a bunch~!
Posted by: Jessica | April 5, 2010 06:02 PM
Thanks for the look at young adult fiction. Seems like it's been around a while, even for guys.
If you get to the right online forums (Hokey Ass Message Board for one) you'll find some remembering Henry Gregor Felsen's novels that focused on cars. Also a hard-boiled veteran William Campbell Gault put out car racing fiction.
Recent Canadian additions to the genre include Andrew Hampshire (Full Throttle), Pam Withers (Dirtbike Daredevils) and Jacqueline Guest (Racing Fear).
Guys don't just have Harry Potter for reading material.
Posted by: bp | April 9, 2010 09:42 PM
I really enjoyed listening to the interview with Ms Khan - going to try to find the book "Wanting Mor" to read. Just the information she provided during the interview grabbed my interest and I am sure the book will too - thankyou
Posted by: sansy | April 10, 2010 10:25 PM
Thanks for the your podcast on YA fiction Sheila. This is the first time I've ever listened to this podcast, but I'm definitely looking forward to checking it out in the future. :)
Each and everyone of your guests have something different and interesting to say about their writing, their characters and what the teenage experience is about. I especially liked the segment with the young adult readers and their take on the YA category. I posted it on my twitter account....
Posted by: Melissa | April 13, 2010 06:13 AM