There really are a lot of outstanding books published for young adults,

There have always been books published for teens that push the margins,

We've noticed, maybe in the past 10 or 15 years, roughly, there has been a change in young adult literature,

There are some people who don't want to think about teenagers having sex at all, in real life or in literature, ... Some parents don't want their kids reading about gay and lesbian characters.

We've been thinking a lot about what the boundaries are.

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