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Utah outlaws books by Judy Blume and Sarah J Maas in first statewide ban



State has ordered books by 13 authors, 12 of them women, to be removed from every public school, classroom and libraryBooks by Margaret Atwood, Judy Blume, Rupi Kaur and Sarah J Maas are among 13 titles that the state of Utah has ordered to be removed from all public school classrooms and libraries.This marks the first time a state has outlawed a list of books statewide, according to PEN America’s Jonathan Friedman, who oversees the organisation’s free expression programs. Continue reading…



Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/books/article/2024/aug/07/utah-outlaws-books-by-judy-blume-and-sarah-j-maas-in-first-statewide-ban

Author : Ella Creamer

Publish date : 2024-08-07 14:09:30

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