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BoingBoing Loves YA Books
May 6, 2008

Author Cory Doctorow wrote a great post on BoingBoing (which, you must realize is pretty much blog number one in the world) giving lots of love to YA sections in bookstores. As he notes, many adult readers are of an age that they never had YA sections growing up and so may not be aware of the gems located there. In this case, readers were having a hard time finding Doctorow's new YA book, Little Brother.

"Many of us grew up in an era before the young adult section -- when the kids' section in the store was just picture books and some 400-volume sharecropped series like Sweet Valley High. No longer -- practically every bookstore now sports a large (and growing) YA section filled with some of the most amazing work being done in any literary genre today." [BoingBoing]

Though I am sure we would love to see more readers exploring the YA sections of bookstores and libraries, it must also be noted that you can download a CC licensed copy of Little Brother for more direct access. But wait...there's more! Cory Doctorow just published another post on BoingBoing asking readers of the "free" electronic copies to give back by buying a print copy of the new book for a library or classroom. You too can get in on this fun:

 "Here's how it works: if you're a librarian, teacher (or similar -- someone who works in a halfway house, social center, or comparable institution), you can send in a request for a free copy of Little Brother. I'll post these, along with your institution's address, on a public web-page (I'm also vetting these to make sure that they really come from educators and affiliated trades, and not just cheap people who want someone else to buy them a copy of the book)." [BoingBoing]

So head on over to Cory Doctorow's site to learn more about the book and how to request to be added to the donation list. And while you are there, please take a moment to say thank you to an author that really understands the potential of electronic books while also embracing the power of libraries and schools.

Posted by Chris Harris on May 6, 2008 | Comments (0)