In the Write

Several authors use the title “Lost Boys,”  including Orson Scott Card and crime writer Faye Kellerman. But I want to talk about real lost boys–male tweens and teens in America who don’t read. Many grew up in book-free homes where the habit of reading was missing entirely. Others “hate” reading, though that’s often from fear […]

(Glasshouse Images/Alamy Photos) I recently kicked the hornet’s nest on Twitter.  A Minnesota author I know posted a cover photo of her forthcoming young adult novel. I tweeted back, “Excellent!” Meaning, “Congrats. I hope it does well,” etc. All the stuff there’s no space to explain on Twitter. I also added, “But how can we […]

How do angry young men become that way?  What has gone wrong in their lives?  One answer might be reading–or lack of it. The big American publishing houses have thrown in the towel on books for young men. Why?  Because books for teen boys don’t sell.  Boys don’t buy books. Boys don’t go to mall […]