JILL CORCORAN BOOKS: “More serious, angsty literature is where girls are right now. Morbid, dead-girl lit.”

Monday, October 12, 2009

“More serious, angsty literature is where girls are right now. Morbid, dead-girl lit.”

Alloy Entertainment and young adult books: newyorker.com

9 comments:

Jacqui said...: Sigh. I understand, but I'm pretty sure nothing about the world needs to be more angsty.; October 12, 2009 at 10:49 AM
Aimee States said...: So, I guess I'm glad the MC in my WIP croaks a few times...lol.; October 12, 2009 at 11:03 AM
Amy Allgeyer Cook said...: I don't guess becoming a Hare Krishna counts as 'angsty'...

;); October 12, 2009 at 6:22 PM
Sharon Blankenship said...: Kids are way too serious these days. They need to lighten up and laugh. . . a whole lot.
Angst is for the birds.; October 13, 2009 at 3:26 PM
Mary Witzl said...: Well, all my girls (and boys) are alive and I'm keeping them that way. I do have serious themes. And I've got angst lightened up with nerdy weirdness; wonder if that will work?; October 14, 2009 at 1:26 AM
Amber Lough said...: For every angst that must be penned, there is an element of fun. Find the fun, and snap! the angst is won!

Ok, that was cheesy, but I don't care if I'm cheesy.

Angst is understandable. Who didn't have a bit of angst within themselves in their teens? But teens are also funny, witty, adventurous, curious, and rebellious.; October 14, 2009 at 9:16 AM
Jill Corcoran said...: Amber, I think you are right...cheesy and all.

There has to be light and dark in books. Angst balanced by humor, and everything in between. Because life is neither all black nor all white.; October 14, 2009 at 9:23 AM
Shelli said...: someone said today - death is the new life! ha!; October 15, 2009 at 6:49 PM
julieduck said...: There is something beautiful and delicious about the dark side of things. To feel, touch, and taste the downward spiral through the magic of reading is one way to experience these things without actually having to.

Not to mention that darkness attracts curious onlookers!

- Julie; October 18, 2009 at 9:05 PM

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