Monday, June 2, 2014
June's Teen Book Chat
Our sixth chat of the year will take place Monday, June 2 on Twitter at 8:00 PM Eastern Time. The first hour of the chat, we'll discuss the four questions, one every fifteen minutes. For the last half an hour, we'll just have an open chat relating to the topic or other things YA books. Don't forget to use the hashtag #TBkChat to keep in the chat. June's topic is: Bestseller Lists.
The questions are:
Q1 What are some great bestseller books you’ve read recently?
Q2 How do best seller lists like the NYT influence your to-read list or book buying habits?
Q3 Given most lists aren’t a strict measure of what’s selling most, should books be on the list for months at a time or should list-makers share the love?
Q4 Do bestseller lists dominated by the same authors make it harder for the newbies to gain a fanbase?
Please comment, tweet about, share, blog about, ect this chat. If you have a blog, grab the button HTML in the sidebar. If you know a few YA lovers who'd be interested, send them this link. The more people involved, the better!
Saturday, May 3, 2014
May's Teen Book Chat
Our fifth chat of the year will take place Monday, May 5 on Twitter at 8:00 PM Eastern Time. The first hour of the chat, we'll discuss the four questions, one every fifteen minutes. For the last half an hour, we'll just have an open chat relating to the topic or other things YA books. Don't forget to use the hashtag #TBkChat to keep in the chat. May's topic is : YA Genres.
The questions are:
Q1 What are some of your favorite genres in YA and why?
Q2 What are some YA genres you are sick of or never liked in the first place?
Q3 What are some genres you'd like to see done more or differently in YA?
Q4 Do you consider YA a genre of itself, if so, what are the characteristics of that genre? If not, explain.
Please comment, tweet about, share, blog about, ect this chat. If you have a blog, grab the button HTML in the sidebar. If you know a few YA lovers who'd be interested, send them this link. The more people involved, the better!
Leave a comment it you have any questions. Thank you for reading.
Sunday, April 13, 2014
April's Teen Book Chat
Because last week's chat didn't happen, there's going to be a make-up chat this Monday. Our fourth chat of the year will take place Monday, April 14 on Twitter at 8:00 PM Eastern Time. The first hour of the chat, we'll discuss the four questions, one every fifteen minutes. For the last half an hour, we'll just have an open chat relating to the topic or other things YA books. Don't forget to use the hashtag #TBkChat to keep in the chat. February's topic is: Author Connections.
The questions are:
Q1 If you really enjoy a book, do you try to connect with the author? If so, where to you look for them? Website, twitter, FB, ect.?
Q2 Do you think authors use social media enough? Do they make use of all the resources at their disposal?
Q3 Do you think authors feel they can do less book tours/meet ups because of the internet? Is this a good or bad thing?
Q4 What are things you wished authors did more or less of in their efforts to connect with their fan base?
Please comment, tweet about, share, blog about, ect this chat. If you have a blog, grab the button HTML in the sidebar. If you know a few YA lovers who'd be interested, send them this link. The more people involved, the better! Leave a comment it you have any questions.
Thank you for reading.
The questions are:
Q1 If you really enjoy a book, do you try to connect with the author? If so, where to you look for them? Website, twitter, FB, ect.?
Q2 Do you think authors use social media enough? Do they make use of all the resources at their disposal?
Q3 Do you think authors feel they can do less book tours/meet ups because of the internet? Is this a good or bad thing?
Q4 What are things you wished authors did more or less of in their efforts to connect with their fan base?
Please comment, tweet about, share, blog about, ect this chat. If you have a blog, grab the button HTML in the sidebar. If you know a few YA lovers who'd be interested, send them this link. The more people involved, the better! Leave a comment it you have any questions.
Thank you for reading.
Tuesday, April 8, 2014
Apologies
As you may have noticed, yesterday was the first Monday of the month. As you also may have noticed, there was no Teen Book Chat last night. I could bore you with the details of my busy weekend, but I'm guessing you really don't care about that. Long story short, with the first Monday being so late in April, the book chat totally slipped my mind, and I profusely apologize.
(Just a note, if you don't see a blog post about the topic of the next chat by the week before the chat, feel free to email me or leave a prodding comment.)
May's chat will be the first Monday of May, the 5th. If you would like to make up April's chat, it can be rescheduled for next Monday. Leave a comment if you're interested in a make up chat. Otherwise, I hope to see you all in May. And again, so very sorry for the lack of communication about last night's chat! I hope one day you'll all find it in your hearts to forgive me.
(Just a note, if you don't see a blog post about the topic of the next chat by the week before the chat, feel free to email me or leave a prodding comment.)
May's chat will be the first Monday of May, the 5th. If you would like to make up April's chat, it can be rescheduled for next Monday. Leave a comment if you're interested in a make up chat. Otherwise, I hope to see you all in May. And again, so very sorry for the lack of communication about last night's chat! I hope one day you'll all find it in your hearts to forgive me.
Sunday, March 2, 2014
March's Teen Book Chat
Our third chat of the year will take place Monday, March 3 on Twitter at 8:00 PM Eastern Time. The first hour of the chat, we'll discuss the four questions, one every fifteen minutes. For the last half an hour, we'll just have an open chat relating to the topic or other things YA books. Don't forget to use the hashtag #TBkChat to keep in the chat. February's topic is : Movie Adaptations of YA books.
The questions are:
Q1 Is it sad that people will watch the YA movie instead of reading the book? Or is good that they’ll experience the story?
Q2 Why do you think more YAs are being made into movies? Good or bad thing?
Q3 Do you like a movie better if it sticks close to the book? Are you concerned about the integrity of an adaption?
Q4 What are some books you’d like to see as a movie? Books you want to stay books?
Please comment, tweet about, share, blog about, ect this chat. If you have a blog, grab the button HTML in the sidebar. If you know a few YA lovers who'd be interested, send them this link. The more people involved, the better!
Leave a comment it you have any questions. Thank you for reading.
The questions are:
Q1 Is it sad that people will watch the YA movie instead of reading the book? Or is good that they’ll experience the story?
Q2 Why do you think more YAs are being made into movies? Good or bad thing?
Q3 Do you like a movie better if it sticks close to the book? Are you concerned about the integrity of an adaption?
Q4 What are some books you’d like to see as a movie? Books you want to stay books?
Please comment, tweet about, share, blog about, ect this chat. If you have a blog, grab the button HTML in the sidebar. If you know a few YA lovers who'd be interested, send them this link. The more people involved, the better!
Leave a comment it you have any questions. Thank you for reading.
This chat is specifically for teens to get together and talk about books. Adults are welcome to participate, as long as they realize this chat's intended audience and understand the chief purpose of the chat is to encourage teenage conversation about books.
Sunday, January 26, 2014
February's Teen Book Chat
Our second chat of the year will take place Monday, February 3 on Twitter at 8:00 PM Eastern Time. The first hour of the chat, we'll discuss the four questions, one every fifteen minutes. For the last half an hour, we'll just have an open chat relating to the topic or other things YA books. Don't forget to use the hashtag #TBkChat to keep in the chat. February's topic is : Being a Teen Reader Today.
The questions are:
Q1 Do you think being an active teen reader is more accepted now than before the success of books like #HarryPotter?
Q2 Do you think the internet has made reading into less of a solitary hobby, with things like Tumblr and fanfiction sites?
Q3 Do you think interactive fan websites with forums and such encourage a love of books or take time away from actually reading?
Q4 Do you use website to interact with other lovers of YA? If so, which websites?
Please comment, tweet about, share, blog about, ect this chat. If you have a blog, grab the button HTML in the sidebar. If you know a few YA lovers who'd be interested, send them this link. The more people involved, the better!
Leave a comment it you have any questions. Thank you for reading.
The questions are:
Q1 Do you think being an active teen reader is more accepted now than before the success of books like #HarryPotter?
Q2 Do you think the internet has made reading into less of a solitary hobby, with things like Tumblr and fanfiction sites?
Q3 Do you think interactive fan websites with forums and such encourage a love of books or take time away from actually reading?
Q4 Do you use website to interact with other lovers of YA? If so, which websites?
Please comment, tweet about, share, blog about, ect this chat. If you have a blog, grab the button HTML in the sidebar. If you know a few YA lovers who'd be interested, send them this link. The more people involved, the better!
Leave a comment it you have any questions. Thank you for reading.
This chat is specifically for teens to get together and talk about books. Adults are welcome to participate, as long as they realize this chat's intended audience and understand the chief purpose of the chat is to encourage teenage conversation about books.
Thursday, January 9, 2014
Monday, January 6, 2014
Reminder
Just a quick reminder that the first chat takes place in a little less than two hours. Hope to see you there!
Friday, December 20, 2013
First Teen Book Chat
This is the first post of what I hope to be many. I think Twitter Chats are a very good way to connect to a lot of people, and I would like to get to know the teen book community better.
The Teen Book Twitter Chat will take place the first Monday of every month at 8:00 pm eastern time. We'll use the hashtag #TBkChat. Each chat will be an hour and a half long. Each chat will have its own topic, along with four questions related to the topic. The first hour of the chat, we'll discuss the four questions, one every fifteen minutes. For the last half an hour, we'll just have an open chat relating to the topic or other things YA books.
The first chat will take place January 6 on Twitter. Don't forget to use the hashtag #TBkChat to keep in the chat. January's topic is: Bad language and dirty jokes in YA books
The questions are:
Q1 Does excessive bad language and rude or vulgar remarks encourage you to or discourage you from reading a book?
Q2 Are contemporary novels that are ‘clean,’ such as Ally Carter’s books, misrepresenting the truth of teenagers?
Q3 Should books with excessive bad language and other mature content be marketed to the young side of the YA audience, say 12-14yo?
Q4 Do you think books with a lot bad language or other MA stuff like dirty jokes are a problem in YA that you’d like to see less of?
Dirty jokes in this chat refer to jokes with sexual connotations or other jokes you wouldn't say around an 8-10 year old. If you have other questions, feel free to leave them in the comments.
This chat is specifically for teens to get together and talk about books. Adults are welcome to participate, as long as they realize this chat's intended audience and understand the chief purpose of the chat is to encourage teenage conversation about books.
Dirty jokes in this chat refer to jokes with sexual connotations or other jokes you wouldn't say around an 8-10 year old. If you have other questions, feel free to leave them in the comments.
This chat is specifically for teens to get together and talk about books. Adults are welcome to participate, as long as they realize this chat's intended audience and understand the chief purpose of the chat is to encourage teenage conversation about books.
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