EXPLICIT Books Are Being Marketed to Teenagers?! | The Disturbing Adultification of YA Books: Part One

When did Young Adult books become so… adult? In Part One of this discussion, we explore the increasingly blurred boundary between YA and adult fiction from explicit content and misleading covers to adult books being recommended to teenagers simply because the characters are young. Let's chat!

CHAPTERS
0:00 - intro
5:42- housekeeping (upcoming events!)
7:46 - what does young adult mean? | discussion & disclaimer 
11:47 - YA and intended audiences
16:36 - books that shouldn’t be YA but are
20:01 - study by harper collins | who is reading YA actually?
24:11 - QUESTIONS AND DISCUSSIONS
25:46 - Explicit content in books | content advisory?
32:20 -acotar & initial marketing strategy upon release | questions & discussions
36:45 - covers vs content 
39:00 - giveaway winner!
39:00 - what about new adult?
45:42 - viewer questions & lines we loved!

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