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Am I Dating A Werewolf? And Other Questions For Francesca Lia Block

Emily Gould — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:40:00 EST

You may scoff at the mere idea of a dating guidebook. You may almost certainly scoff at one that matches people by their mythological creature -type. I did too at first, and I have a professional astrologer on speed-dial. More »

"Explicitly Vulgar, Racial, And Anti-Christian"

Dodai Stewart — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 10:40:00 EDT

Robert C. Braun of the Christian Civil Liberties Union in Milwaukee seeks the right to burn his local library's copy of Baby Be-Bop by author Francesca Lia Block. The book explores a gay teen's struggles. More here: [American Library Association] More »

Weetzie Bat: The Book For Girls Who Ended Up Taking A Gay Dude To Prom

Fri, 08 Feb 2008 15:00:00 EST

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Welcome to 'Fine Lines', the Friday feature in which we give a sentimental, sometimes-critical, far more wrinkled look at the children's and YA books we loved in our youth. Today, YA author, former Gawker editor and 'Fine Lines' guest-writer Emily Gould rereads 'Weetzie Bat', Francesca Lia Block's 1989 novel about a punk Los Angeles alternafamily.