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From: Paul S Person <psperson@old.netcom.invalid>
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Subject: Re: Books Banned in Utah.
Date: Thu, 08 Aug 2024 10:34:48 -0700
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On Thu, 8 Aug 2024 09:38:20 +1200, Titus G <noone@nowhere.com> wrote:

>Utah has banned 13 books, including Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood
>which basically claims that large corporations are not to be trusted
>with science.

That the education department has banned them in school libraries may
well be true -- but that Utah has banned them (ie, that they cannot
legally be possessed or purchased or sold anywhere in the State) is
unlikely to be true.

Exaggerating stuff can negatively impact your credibility.

>I do not know any of the other authors but Sarah J. Maas writes Fantasy.
>James Nichol will be delighted that women are being recognised with
>twelve of the thirteen books being written by women.
>https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/u/0/d/e/2PACX-1vQc_7uakPh4eRXrq0iVq=
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