Shannon Hale: Why boys don't read girls (sometimes)
When I do book signings, most of my line is made up of young girls with their mothers, teen girls alone, and mother friend groups. But there’s usually at least one boy with a stack of my books. This boy is anywhere from 8-19, he’s carrying a worn stack of the Books of Bayern, and he’s excited and…
This makes me so sad. I’ve talked to a few teen boys who really enjoyed THE WAY WE FALL and am incredibly pleased that some are reading it even though it has a female MC. We need to teach them all that “girl books” are just as interesting and exciting and worthwhile as “boy books”.
