Comments on: My Melbourne Writers Festival Events http://justinelarbalestier.com/blog/2009/08/18/my-melbourne-writers-festival-events/ writing, reading, eating, drinking, sport Fri, 19 Mar 2010 07:24:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Brendan Podger http://justinelarbalestier.com/blog/2009/08/18/my-melbourne-writers-festival-events/comment-page-1/#comment-83275 Brendan Podger Thu, 20 Aug 2009 09:51:49 +0000 http://justinelarbalestier.com/?p=5729#comment-83275 Would it be rude to ask Isobelle if she is going to finish any of her currently running series? I know Neil Gaiman tells us writers are not our bitches but I have been very patient and this would be the only time I would ask, I promise. Would it be rude to ask Isobelle if she is going to finish any of her currently running series? I know Neil Gaiman tells us writers are not our bitches but I have been very patient and this would be the only time I would ask, I promise.

]]> By: Eric Luper http://justinelarbalestier.com/blog/2009/08/18/my-melbourne-writers-festival-events/comment-page-1/#comment-83265 Eric Luper Wed, 19 Aug 2009 14:43:46 +0000 http://justinelarbalestier.com/?p=5729#comment-83265 That first event is SOOOOO good. I wish I could come to it. I can't tell you how many people have come to my signing table excited to see a horse racing book or an historical novel only to leave disappointed that it's a YA book. I want to grab them and throttle them and say things like, "I'll put THE BOOK THIEF or OCTAVIAN NOTHING or PART-TIME INDIAN up against any of your 'grown-up novels' any day of the week! Anyhow, what do you think you're reading when you read LIFE OF PI or CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT TIME or (gah) TWILIGHT?!?" YA fiction is marginalized by readers because of how we are shelved and it drives me nuts! Come to think of it, I'm going to blog about this! See, now you've gotten my bile up, Justine. Curses! That first event is SOOOOO good. I wish I could come to it. I can’t tell you how many people have come to my signing table excited to see a horse racing book or an historical novel only to leave disappointed that it’s a YA book. I want to grab them and throttle them and say things like, “I’ll put THE BOOK THIEF or OCTAVIAN NOTHING or PART-TIME INDIAN up against any of your ‘grown-up novels’ any day of the week! Anyhow, what do you think you’re reading when you read LIFE OF PI or CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT TIME or (gah) TWILIGHT?!?”

YA fiction is marginalized by readers because of how we are shelved and it drives me nuts!

Come to think of it, I’m going to blog about this! See, now you’ve gotten my bile up, Justine. Curses!

]]> By: Rhiannon Hart http://justinelarbalestier.com/blog/2009/08/18/my-melbourne-writers-festival-events/comment-page-1/#comment-83261 Rhiannon Hart Wed, 19 Aug 2009 02:51:17 +0000 http://justinelarbalestier.com/?p=5729#comment-83261 I'm going to be at event three and I can't WAIT! I'll be the 24-year-old girl posing as a teenager :) I'm so glad the festival is letting us grown-up YA lovers attend. I’m going to be at event three and I can’t WAIT! I’ll be the 24-year-old girl posing as a teenager :) I’m so glad the festival is letting us grown-up YA lovers attend.

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