Steve Martin jokingly celebrated his book 'Shopgirl' being banned in a Florida school district: 'Now people who want to read it will have to buy a copy!'
, tells the story of a depressed woman working in a luxury department store who begins an affair with a wealthy businessman. Along with hundreds of titles, the novella was removed from libraries in the Collier County public school district in response to a Florida state law,The move comes after Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed legislation last year requiring school libraries to seek community input on the materials they make available to students.
PEN America this week published aof titles impacted by the law, including a range of literary classics, popular YA fiction, and titles that center queer and POC voices. Authors with banned books include"What are you protecting your children from?" Blume asked. "Protecting your children means educating them and arming them with knowledge, and reading and supporting what they want to read.
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