tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746050382328975047.post6789295841579891154..comments2024-03-18T23:28:26.188-04:00Comments on Literary Rambles: YA Books in Libraries—What’s Popular? Guest Post by Karen McCoyCasey McCormickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02787815672519189433noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746050382328975047.post-75646264825423583972011-06-21T22:04:57.237-04:002011-06-21T22:04:57.237-04:00Thanks for sharing, Casey!Thanks for sharing, Casey!Rebecca L. Boscheehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08532242944189083737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746050382328975047.post-61589163283854201632011-06-16T12:01:18.388-04:002011-06-16T12:01:18.388-04:00Wow. Terrific, well-organized information. Thanks,...Wow. Terrific, well-organized information. Thanks, Karen, for your amazing work, and Literary Rambles, for sharing this!Stasiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17415483299971270025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746050382328975047.post-6247537051564458722011-06-16T11:48:24.434-04:002011-06-16T11:48:24.434-04:00This is great info, Casey. Thank you!This is great info, Casey. Thank you!Martha Ramirezhttp://www.martzbookz.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746050382328975047.post-16096438980082818352011-06-16T08:39:33.325-04:002011-06-16T08:39:33.325-04:00Wow. So much information! I've read most of th...Wow. So much information! I've read most of these books, but there are some I haven't and they are going on my TBR list ASAP.Anita Saxenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12444339735834716979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746050382328975047.post-35678161418264329032011-06-15T20:51:38.299-04:002011-06-15T20:51:38.299-04:00Oh my, thank you so much for sharing this! What a ...Oh my, thank you so much for sharing this! What a great idea to do this--the trends aren't too surprising seeing supernatural & dystopian top the list, but I am surprised to see coming of age at the bottom. Hmmm.<br /><br />Again, thank you!<br /><br />Angela @ The Bookshelf MuseAngela Ackermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01808259088625142389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746050382328975047.post-38211813827671000522011-06-15T20:02:28.676-04:002011-06-15T20:02:28.676-04:00Thanks Karen. I'm surprised by how large a li...Thanks Karen. I'm surprised by how large a list of titles popped up from your research. It's encouraging to see that the most popular are not concentrated in just a few titles. Yay!<br /><br />Cheers!B Ready to Readhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08082264874948420668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746050382328975047.post-82367608094718501332011-06-15T17:26:23.794-04:002011-06-15T17:26:23.794-04:00@ Cathy C. Survey was anonymous--but that would be...@ Cathy C. Survey was anonymous--but that would be a really interesting study to see which red and blue states they were from!<br /><br />@Melanie: Good call--I should have done a more extensive search on books made into movies--I'll update the data to include the Alex Rider book. Thanks for the fix!The Writer Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05532839053876490957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746050382328975047.post-39694855134723265242011-06-15T16:55:17.027-04:002011-06-15T16:55:17.027-04:00Really great info! Now I'm wondering if trends...Really great info! Now I'm wondering if trends are affected by regional influences...Say in conservative parts of the country, are teens reading more fantasy because it's recommmended over some of the grittier realistic fiction?<br /><br />Karen, were your librarians from red and blue states? :-)Cathy C. Hallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16491874468936336577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746050382328975047.post-40131972302320179552011-06-15T15:59:04.218-04:002011-06-15T15:59:04.218-04:00Great information. Now I want to go chat with our ...Great information. Now I want to go chat with our teen and children librarians. Thanks!Kai Strand, Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10012304963642303041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746050382328975047.post-76994271991374671412011-06-15T15:53:00.539-04:002011-06-15T15:53:00.539-04:00Thanks so much for this wealth of data! Interestin...Thanks so much for this wealth of data! Interesting facts and figures. I'd always assumed that YA was hit less hard than other genres in the economic slump, so I'm glad to hear I thought right.<br /><br />Thanks again, Casey!Tere Kirklandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13562750950130316280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746050382328975047.post-59863277918019204942011-06-15T15:15:48.381-04:002011-06-15T15:15:48.381-04:00Very interesting and there are definitely some boo...Very interesting and there are definitely some books on these lists that I need to remember to read when I get the chance.<br /><br />Oh, and a note: The first Alex Rider book by Anthony Horowitz was made into a movie a few years ago. Alex Pettyfer, Alicia Silverstone, and Mickey Rourke are a few of the stars.Melanie Stanfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00065112319140571241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746050382328975047.post-51936406125746923522011-06-15T13:03:22.903-04:002011-06-15T13:03:22.903-04:00Fantastic post; thanks for this! Interesting to se...Fantastic post; thanks for this! Interesting to see that realistic fiction does make a decent showing among stand-alone titles.Shoshanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05280318814624346561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746050382328975047.post-71356089974851218562011-06-15T11:35:27.991-04:002011-06-15T11:35:27.991-04:00Wow! What interesting data. This is good to know...Wow! What interesting data. This is good to know.Theresa Milsteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03477761307315565259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746050382328975047.post-22355070925732555962011-06-15T11:28:10.477-04:002011-06-15T11:28:10.477-04:00Thanks, everyone! I'm so glad the data was use...Thanks, everyone! I'm so glad the data was useful--and helped reveal a few unexpected trends. What's nice about YA is that it's an ever-changing genre--so even if yours isn't popular yet, it could be soon...<br /><br />Special thanks to all the librarians surveyed, and to Casey for tackling the complicated code involved with the tables! <br /><br />-KarenThe Writer Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05532839053876490957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746050382328975047.post-81894503741850154012011-06-15T10:22:33.815-04:002011-06-15T10:22:33.815-04:00I was jumping up and down when I read this! Especi...I was jumping up and down when I read this! Especially when I saw the top genre referred is Supernatural! I am so happy to hear my genre is selling. I hope, hope, hope that means I'll have an easier time finding an agent/publisher.<br />THANK YOU for this post, Karen. I appreciate all the hard work this must have been. You've made my day.Emily R. Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03892444969625637064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746050382328975047.post-69782504842417766042011-06-15T10:12:17.269-04:002011-06-15T10:12:17.269-04:00Natalie - I liked your comment and think it's ...Natalie - I liked your comment and think it's true. Not many of the books that get buzz online make it into libraries. I know our library steers away from the trendy unless it is super popular and they invest in the timeless. <br /><br />B/c of what my kids in elementary school are reading these answers didn't fully surprise me. <br /><br />My impression is that the teen section of our library is visited more by older tweens than older teens. And adults like myself. :)Laura Paulinghttp://www.laurapauling.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746050382328975047.post-72196486449579077522011-06-15T06:21:10.551-04:002011-06-15T06:21:10.551-04:00Fantastic post Karen! You did so much hard work fo...Fantastic post Karen! You did so much hard work for it. <br /><br />It's great to know YA is still popular. I was surprised that Harry Potter isn't being checked out more by newer YA readers. And some of the books that get so much buzz on blogs are not on the list.Natalie Aguirrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03756087804171246660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746050382328975047.post-63806141392544916372011-06-15T06:05:24.068-04:002011-06-15T06:05:24.068-04:00Awesome post! I love the breakdowns here. Also gla...Awesome post! I love the breakdowns here. Also glad to hear there's no major slump for YA, especially compared to other genres.Anniehttp://palegirlinthecity.tumblr.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746050382328975047.post-4620822179665358982011-06-15T01:52:45.097-04:002011-06-15T01:52:45.097-04:00Thanks for such an awesome breakdown! Very interes...Thanks for such an awesome breakdown! Very interesting.Jeighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09171703860855673581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746050382328975047.post-92024271026506147672011-06-15T01:21:07.970-04:002011-06-15T01:21:07.970-04:00Thanks for this!Thanks for this!Myrna Fosterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13534358757278599925noreply@blogger.com