[OYAN] Chicklit vs. ?

[Ruth Allen]

Hi Stacy.  I've heard the term "Lad Lit" used for the male equivalent of
"Chick Lit".  Maybe you could have a label "Chick Lit and Lad Lit"?  Just a
thought.

Ruth


On Fri, Aug 8, 2014 at 10:18 AM, Stacy Johns <s.johns at newportlibrary.org>
wrote:

>  Hi All!
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> I’m working on splitting my smallish (2000 item) YA section into genres,
> and one of the genres is, in essence “CHICK LIT.”    (It’s light, it
> focuses as much or more on friendship than romance, it can sometimes be a
> little bit steamy, it’s often humorous.)
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> I have mixed feeling about the term--  between “it’s derogatory” and “it
> is what it is”—plus there are boys who like them, and books with male main
> characters, gay or straight.
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> Any thoughts on alternative terminology for the signs?  Or a defense of
> the term “Chick lit”?  What do y’all think?
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> Thanks much!
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> Stacy Johns
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> YA Collection Development
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> Newport Library
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Ruth Allen
Youth Librarian
Central Library
Multnomah County Library
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