I confess to not being over young adult literature in any way, shape or form. Diablo Cody has me extra-nostalgic today (by way of Entertainment Weekly) for the young adult section at the public library.

In her column this week, Diablo sings the praises of Judy Blume and Blume’s female characters — their complications and contradictions; their small feminist subversions; their defiance; and their wonderful regularities. Like Cody, I loved those books, though I also didn’t start out with Blume’s more scandalous titles (for me, Freckle Juice came way before Forever), but I got there, eventually, and imbibed every word. It was then that I started combing the shelves for more literature that actually spoke to me.

I know I’m not alone in the talent I developed as a teenager for scouring my local YA literature section for the titles that screamed “gender-bender” or “even a little bit gay” — I was looking for reflections of my identity, or at least for something a little sexier than Superfudge. (No offense, Peter Hatcher. But you were a fourth-grade boy!)

I have to confess to taking the will-she-choose-Gio-or-Henry cliffhanger on last season’s Ugly Betty finale fairly seriously. Once I became a full-on Betty fan, it was hard not to fully invest myself in such Betty quandaries, so I was doubly pleased by the Kelly Taylor pick-between-Brandon-and-Dylan redux in Thursday’s season premiere: Betty, head held typically high, chooses herself!

More exciting for the coming Ugly BettyMode-land guest stars that Ugly Betty features. Most recently, according to Entertainment Weekly’s Ausiello Files, Sarah Lafleur of ESPN’s Playmakers, is set to join the ranks of previous guest stars and cameos by Lindsay Lohan, Naomi Campbell, Christian Siriano and Nina Garcia.

EW notes that Lafleur’s recurring character, Molly, will not only be fiancée to Meade’s CFO, but also a potential new crush for Daniel. Ugly Betty love triangles are oh-so-catty and deliver the over-the-top factor that fans have signed up for (even when they involve the slooowly developing and sometimes underwhelming character of Daniel), so I, for one, am excited about the prospect.