Tomorrow night will be a sad night. It will be my last official night with my reader advisory class (I don't count next week as they are doing presentations). This past quarter has been so great, I can't even count the number of times I have raved about it to my friends and co-workers. For the past two months I have gotten to have some truly great and thoughtful discussions about a wide variety of reading topics. We've discussed genres, reading preferences, our responsibilities in advising the reader, etc. The discussions we've had in class are the kinds of discussions most people probably think librarians sit around and have, but in reality rarely have the time (and for some the enthusiasm) for.

So tomorrow night's discussion is special, because it is our last chance to debate and dissect. No pressure there or anything. :-) Our topic (Chick Lit) has been on my mind the past few days as I've struggled to come up with an adequate definition for an ever expanding genre, as well as identify appeal factors for readers. We've already touched on this in earlier classes, so I know I'm in for a good discussion. Also, my reading experience over the weekend has raised a lot of questions about this genre that I will be anxious to get my students thoughts on.

In a weird sort of coincidence, I got a chance to surf over to one of my favorite blogs tonight and saw this post from Candy about what she finds unappealing about Chick Lit. I'll be curious to see what side of the fence my students fall on.

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