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She was ‘furious’ when Utah banned her novel from public schools. Now, she’s headlining the first-ever Salt Lake Book Festival.
What happened
Author Jodi Picoult is coming to Utah to headline the first-ever Salt Lake Book Festival, just months after her novel 'Nineteen Minutes' was banned from all public schools.
Timeline
- Salt Lake Tribune She was ‘furious’ when Utah banned her novel from public schools. Now, she’s headlining the first-ever Salt Lake Book Festival.
- Salt Lake Tribune (YouTube) We asked author Jodi Picoult: How does it feel to be coming to a state where your book is banned?
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