A school board in Louisiana has stripped the shelves of books over a panic that "material harmful to minors" — in other words, descriptions of sex or sexuality — might be present in one of the 30,000 (!) books aimed at young adults.
https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/livingston-parish-libraries-young-adult/article_bb21eb56-efa5-11ef-a274-4f39412e3c71.html
https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/livingston-parish-libraries-young-adult/article_bb21eb56-efa5-11ef-a274-4f39412e3c71.html
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My YA book is about an overbearing parent and his daughter. It also features a gay kiss (whoops)
I’m actually giving a talk to an elementary school this week about how cool it is to be an author. Books are cool!