Such bans tend to have the opposite effect of what was intended: people become curious as to why the books were banned and then go and read them. The lure of forbidden fruit is real.

Calling these book bans is like claiming Facebook "bans" news in Canada. They're not going to be carried by school libraries or be part of the curriculum. You're still free to read these books and give them to your kids to read. It's like saying churches "ban" the Koran because they don't teach it in church.

I recognize "A Court of Thorns and Roses" because my wife likes to complain about it. To hear her tell it, they're middling fantasy novels that are popular because they include graphic sex, but otherwise have a stereotypical plot and flat main heroine who is nevertheless irresistible to all the male characters. Sounds similar to how "Fifty Shades of Grey" captured the attention of an audience who wasn't previously familiar with that sort of content.

The Salt Lake Tribune has an article [1] on this. If you want more on Utah, see the Tribune's articles on [2] the divide between Mormon and non-Mormons in the state, and [3] how long people in the state will have access to abortion.

[1] https://www.sltrib.com/news/education/2024/08/02/utah-book-b...

[2] https://www.sltrib.com/religion/2024/08/07/how-utahs-lds-vs-...

[3] https://www.sltrib.com/news/politics/2024/08/05/how-long-wil...

"outlaws" in the sense that they won't be in school libraries or used in classes, title is misleading.

I am sure it's perfectly fine and constitutional, right?

My daughter recently started reading Maas. Definitely one of those "oh %@#!, my daughter is growing up" moments.

> ...because they were considered to contain “pornographic or indecent” material

Guess the christian bible isn't going to last long there then.

Lagniappe: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nazi_book_burnings#/media/File...