WTF is wrong with these people?
Margaret Atwood's Oryx and Crake is seriously good and was shortlisted for the Booker Award. While I've never read Sarah J Maas, her stuff sounds good fun - of type (fantasy/romance) - and is due to be made into a TV series.
Thirteen popular books have been banned from all public schools in Utah in the first wave of bans expected under a new law that prohibits books when at least three of the state’s 41 school district boards claim they contain pornographic or indecent material.
Allowing just a few districts to make decisions for the whole state makes the law one of the most lenient for book banning in the United States, according to PEN America, an organization that advocates for free speech and tracks book banning around the U.S.
The state school board released its first list of banned books this month, which includes a popular young adult novel series by author Sarah J. Maas called “A Court of Thorns and Roses” and books by Judy Blume and Margaret Atwood. The state’s two largest school districts, which are located in conservative parts of the state, led the charge to ban the books. Davis School District voted to ban all 13 books on the list, and Alpine School District banned seven of them, including Maas’ series.
The books are still available at public libraries.
Utah’s actions come amid a renewed push in recent years to ban more books by conservatives around the country despite concerns from free speech advocates and some educators and parents.
apnews.com
[re The Court of Thorns and Roses series]
Sarah J. Maas's books have sold millions of copies worldwide and have been translated into 37 languages. Discover the tantalizing, sweeping romantic fantasy, soon to be a major TV series [on Hulu].
FWIW, 3 in the series have won awards.
en.wikipedia.org
Margaret Atwood's Oryx and Crake is seriously good and was shortlisted for the Booker Award. While I've never read Sarah J Maas, her stuff sounds good fun - of type (fantasy/romance) - and is due to be made into a TV series.
Utah bans 13 books at schools, including popular “A Court of Thorns and Roses” series, under new law
Thirteen popular books have been banned from all public schools in Utah in the first wave of bans expected under a new law that prohibits books when at least three of the state’s 41 school district boards claim they contain pornographic or indecent material.
Allowing just a few districts to make decisions for the whole state makes the law one of the most lenient for book banning in the United States, according to PEN America, an organization that advocates for free speech and tracks book banning around the U.S.
The state school board released its first list of banned books this month, which includes a popular young adult novel series by author Sarah J. Maas called “A Court of Thorns and Roses” and books by Judy Blume and Margaret Atwood. The state’s two largest school districts, which are located in conservative parts of the state, led the charge to ban the books. Davis School District voted to ban all 13 books on the list, and Alpine School District banned seven of them, including Maas’ series.
The books are still available at public libraries.
Utah’s actions come amid a renewed push in recent years to ban more books by conservatives around the country despite concerns from free speech advocates and some educators and parents.
Utah bans 13 books at schools, including popular “A Court of Thorns and Roses” series, under new law
Thirteen popular books have been banned from all public schools in Utah in the first wave of bans expected under a new law that prohibits books when at least three of the state’s 41 school district boards claim they contain pornographic or indecent material.
apnews.com
[re The Court of Thorns and Roses series]
Sarah J. Maas's books have sold millions of copies worldwide and have been translated into 37 languages. Discover the tantalizing, sweeping romantic fantasy, soon to be a major TV series [on Hulu].
A Court of Thorns and Roses (Court of Thorns and Roses, book 1) by Sarah J Maas
A Court of Thorns and Roses (Court of Thorns and Roses, book 1) by Sarah J Maas - book cover, description.
www.fantasticfiction.com
FWIW, 3 in the series have won awards.
