
Seven Questions for Author Holly Bourne
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I recently had the great pleasure of meeting author Holly Bourne when I asked her to visit the high school library I work at in south London.
Holly is the best-selling author of Am I Normal Yet? and several other critically-acclaimed books. She’s also a blogger of feminist issues and writes for The Site, a charity run web site that provides advice on pretty much everything for under 25s.
So yeah, she’s freakin’ awesome.
Even though the visit was in November, the students are still buzzing about her. She talked about feminism, her life as a writer and reporter and about many of the issues that she sees confronting the youth of today.
It was an important visit that the students needed to hear in my opinion. It was also filled with a lot of humour and brutal honesty which made it even better.
There were a lot of questions I wanted to ask Holly when she visited, but I didn’t want to take away any time that the students had to interact with her. That didn’t stop me from emailing her later though!
Below are the seven questions I asked Holly and her responses, I hope you enjoy them!
6. What advice would you give to other librarians out there interested in creating a space where everyone feels welcome and equal?
I have met so many kick-ass librarians doing such an incredible job and feel like they’re better equipped to answer this than I am. However the one common theme I’ve noticed linking all these brilliant librarians is young people, and what they want, frame everything they do. The younger generation blow me away every day by how knowledgeable, welcoming and progressive they are. Most of the time, all you can do is just provide the space for them to continue growing in such a positive way. Give them the oxygen (and a few well-chosen books) to help them grow themselves into bloom.
7. Finally, you’re having a dream where you get to choose which TV family you’re going to live with. Forever. Who do you choose?
I’ve just got into Gilmore Girls and want to climb into Stars Hollow and stay wrapped up in there forever.
- Why do you think it’s important to expose both girls and boys to feminist voices at a young age?