Emma Straub got uninvited from reading to kids in Texas because of her “foul language” online.

Emma Straub—novelist, bookstore-owner, children’s book author, and all-round nice person—was uninvited from reading at Texas elementary schools because of her use of “foul language” on social media. In an email to parents, administrators from the Katy Independent School District (in the Houston suburbs) wrote: It has been brought to our attention that this author has […] Continue reading at 'Literrary Hub'

[ Literrary Hub | 2023-01-19 15:33:15 UTC ]

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