Utah is banning a whole list of books.
“The books include works by world-famous authors such as Judy Blume and Margaret Atwood – ironically the author of dystopian novel The Handmaid’s Tale.
The new ruling requires schools to physically “dispose” of them, the practicalities of which when discussed in June led board member Brent Strate to joke: “I don’t care if it’s shredded, burned, it has to be destroyed one way or another.”
https://www.thepinknews.com/2024/08/08/utah-book-ban-reaction-judy-blume-margaret-atwood/
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