tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9112852371002746189.post9065127121472853373..comments2023-03-20T04:02:24.928-07:00Comments on YA Warehouse: Changing Times (or: Authors as Rock Stars)Unknownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13594258410358813860noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9112852371002746189.post-32207102448312474812012-01-11T22:37:58.431-08:002012-01-11T22:37:58.431-08:00I totally agree with you. "Times are a chang...I totally agree with you. "Times are a changin'" I think the internet plays a big part in this because not only do we get to read their books but we can also learn about them through blogs, vlogs, twitter, fb, websites, youtube, etc. They no longer feel like just a name on a page, but the real people that they are. It is similar to the way we are with celebrities. For a long time they felt very out of reach and foreign to us until the invention of twitter and fb. Now we get to learn anything they wish to share with us, bringing them back down to the same reachable level as the rest of us. <br /><br />I really hope it stays like this for quite some time. It gets children reading more than my generation did.Nova Lovettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08707822978001743643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9112852371002746189.post-38179615324454398032012-01-10T21:05:02.894-08:002012-01-10T21:05:02.894-08:00The green ranger the best. Blue was probably a cl...The green ranger the best. Blue was probably a close second, followed by pink. It's really weird that I remember all their first names. I remember when Goosebumps were all the rage in third grade, and prior to that was Boxcar Children, and I collected them all. I don't really remember if the other kids in my class liked them too (I was, and still am, in my own little world). But I'm glad to see the popularity of books with kids. I think YA books are more honest with kids today than they were in my time, and in the end, kids respect that. I hope the trend continues.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17713870959347500414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9112852371002746189.post-83869541316851223492012-01-10T14:10:46.237-08:002012-01-10T14:10:46.237-08:00Aww, Tommy <3 Kimberly!
*ahem* It's inter...Aww, Tommy <3 Kimberly! <br /><br />*ahem* It's interesting that in the past year, whenever I thought of certain authors, I would also mentally label them an author rockstar. Neil Gaiman comes to mind (not just because he actually does tour with his wife, doing concerts), due to his huge celeb status and how obvious it is that he's of the mindset "I do what I want, so there." <br /><br />You're a rockstar in -my- heart, Rick!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12992425052708950683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9112852371002746189.post-65799009693393478562012-01-10T10:26:01.210-08:002012-01-10T10:26:01.210-08:00there was never a big YA selection back when I was...there was never a big YA selection back when I was in school and it frustrated me to no end. (I'm also fairly young compared to some, having hit my mid-twenties just last year.) but now the selection is endless. It's a good thing I never grew out of my YA phase. Oh, and Tommy and Kimberly forever!prerna picketthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06207620652405474672noreply@blogger.com