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Utah’s book-banning fight misses the real problem—no one reads anymore.
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I read the romantasy novel A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas this summer. In this thriller, a human woman, Feyre, seeks refuge with Tamlin, a faerie lord. Magic, violence and intrigue fester; sparks fly, battles are fought and the sexy couple lives to fight another day.
Thorns and Roses has been banned in Utah public schools. No school can stock it in its library, and no teacher can include it in their curriculum. Maas’ novel is not alone: As of a few weeks ago, 36 titles were banned from all public schools in Utah. I don’t care.
You shouldn’t either. The outrage that drives book…
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