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Utah outlaws books by Judy Blume and Sarah J Maas in first statewide ban (www.theguardian.com)
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"State has ordered books by 13 authors, 12 of them women, to be removed from every public school, classroom and library"

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[-] floofloof@lemmy.ca 26 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

People have been sending death threats to the authors too. How dare women write about girls and women!

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/jul/11/judy-blume-interview-forever-writer-children-young-adults

It's so important that the USA fight back against the Christofascists, especially in November.

[-] turtlepower@lemm.ee 1 points 3 months ago

I just don't know why they hate Maas' books. I honestly don't know anything about them. They look like George RR Martin clones.

[-] Akrenion@programming.dev 2 points 3 months ago

They have some steamy scenes that are more romantic than pornographic. They do offer a fantastical world with their own rules, poilitics, and dangers though and for that alone they get a lot of readers into the hobby.

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