youth

This little video encouraging youth to get on with reading has been running for some time now, and it’s stirring up a lot of controversy. Maybe you have to speak the language to get the message across, but this made me do a double take. A whole lot of people could miss the point here. Caution: offensive language and stereotyping.

The question is, what will fill the gaps on the youth fiction shelves once Harry Potter is no more? The answer is a plethora of first works and sequels—fiction and non-fiction—that booksellers are hoping will fill the inevitable economic void in the post-Harry days to come.