http://www.slj.com/2013/09/webcasts/books-for-boys/ The world's largest reviewer of books, multimedia, and technology for children and teens Wed, 18 Sep 2013 08:27:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 http://www.slj.com/2013/09/webcasts/books-for-boys/#comment-103331 David McManus Tue, 17 Sep 2013 04:35:05 +0000 http://www.slj.com/?p=60104#comment-103331 I realise the event, Books for Boys, October 2, is in America, and I am in Britain, but I have to say it, politically incorrect and sexist though it may be - what on earth do three women, intelligent though they may be, know about what teenage boys like to read? Whisper it gently, ladies - BUT YOU AREN'T MALE! What next - a self help guide for women going through the menopause, perhaps written by a gay man? Boys don't read, BECAUSE THEY SEE IT AS GIRLY, and three women, however worthy their intentions, trying to persuade them otherwise, is simply NOT going to work! I await the knock on my door from the thought police... I realise the event, Books for Boys, October 2, is in America, and I am in Britain, but I have to say it, politically incorrect and sexist though it may be – what on earth do three women, intelligent though they may be, know about what teenage boys like to read? Whisper it gently, ladies – BUT YOU AREN’T MALE! What next – a self help guide for women going through the menopause, perhaps written by a gay man? Boys don’t read, BECAUSE THEY SEE IT AS GIRLY, and three women, however worthy their intentions, trying to persuade them otherwise, is simply NOT going to work! I await the knock on my door from the thought police…

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