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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

  1. 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.
  2. 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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