Thirteen titles, including by Judy Blume, Sarah J. Maas, and Margaret Atwood, have been banned in Utah public schools
“Though many states have passed laws to facilitate book bans, UT is the 1st to outlaw a list of books.”earlier this year regarding the “evaluation of instructional material to identify and remove pornographic or indecent material.” Under the law, every school district and charter has to report to the Utah State Board of Education when it removes a title withthree school districts , the title then gets banned statewide.
Maas’ books have become a phenomenon in recent years , spearheading a spike in popularity for the “romantasy” genre. Though her books were initially shelved as Young Adult fiction, later entries with more explicit sexual content have been categorized as “New Adult” .
Now it is back, it is back much worse—this is in America, it is back so much worse than it was in the 80s. Because it’s become political,” she observed. Blume’s work has frequently been a target for book banning due to her refreshingly honest depictions of girlhood, puberty, sexuality, and spirituality. She questioned the purpose behind banning: to “Protect from talking about things? Protect them from knowing about things?” the author wondered.
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