Post B5r8hBkAJehnI40mZ6 by steevmi1@freeradical.zone
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 (DIR) Post #B5r0wH1EBac8MTft1U by mwl@io.mwl.io
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       HarperCollins has a new "wholesome YA" imprint?Sigh. Publishers try this every few years. It fails every time. Teens don't *want* wholesome. I mean, I still have my Hardy Boys in the attic, but haven't touched them in fifty years.
       
 (DIR) Post #B5r1VSE4VfnfFtSRLE by meena@cathode.church
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       @mwl yeah, only jaded cynical adults need wholesomeness in their fiction
       
 (DIR) Post #B5r1VSSFex8txs5lRY by mwl@io.mwl.io
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       @meena if teens want it, it's out there! Entire publishers exist to feed that market.but demand is far too low to sustain a HarperCollins line.
       
 (DIR) Post #B5r2NEEMlB2XUHEkfw by betabug@mastodon.sdf.org
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       @mwl I still remember that YA book I read (back then...), that suggested to use baseball bats to fight back against the bad kids at the school who carried knifes. I guess different times, definitely not very wholesome, but it was an interesting read.
       
 (DIR) Post #B5r3QUG1jGQm158CzR by raven@fedi.raventhemaker.com
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       @mwl I remember someone explaining the difference between Teen and YA fiction being, "You don't want your mom knowing you're reading it."
       
 (DIR) Post #B5r8hBkAJehnI40mZ6 by steevmi1@freeradical.zone
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       @mwl I used to have a full set of 1970s-era Hardy Boys in my attic, but nobody (and I mean *nobody*) wanted them. Even on EBay.Ended up pitching them into the recycling bin, which was sad, but.....