Free Range Librarian reports on a brouhaha concerning a recent award given to Orson Scott Card by the the Young Adult Library Services Association. The Margaret A. Edwards Award is given annually to recognize a writer for lifetime achievement in “helping adolescents become aware of themselves and addressing questions about their role and importance in relationships, society, and in the world.” K.G. Schneider states that considering Card’s views on homosexuality, “that’s like the Anti-Defamation League giving Bobby Fisher a lifetime achievement award.”

In a report by the School Library Journal, Roger Sutton, editor-in-chief of the Horn Book, is quoted as defending the choice, stating that “The award is not for being an idiot in real life; it’s for writing books that have made a positive difference in the reading lives of young people.”