The conversation continues in the most recent What a Girl Wants discussion, where the topic has now ranged to what a girl detective should look like and do and aspire to. I would love to see a girl spy (ala Veronica Mars) or maybe a historical girl spy series where a teen could actually work in the French resistance or something like that. I also love Zetta's suggestion about a Scooby gang dealing with urban crime. If anyone out there has been thinking of writing about girl detectives there are a wealth of suggestions in that post so please do check them out (and add in your own opinions).
In other lit news, I was fortunate enough to be invited to contribute a post to the LA TImes Jacket Copy blog which is celebrating post modernism this month. Honestly, as I explained early on, I did not major in literature so I found this topic to be a bit intimidating. But Carolyn was great to work with and recalled my previous interview with Scarlett Thomas who is often considered a postmodern author. There will be another essay from me on the blog in the near future on Canadian author Thomas Wharton.
The next What a Girl Wants post will be in early July (about 2 weeks from now) where issues of race, ethnicity and sexuality in teen fiction and who should write what will be discussed. Be sure to check back - the whole project is going great!
