Two San Francisco bookstores are taking Harry Potter off the shelves.

This week, a scrappy San Francisco bookstore announced that they’ll be removing a certain seven book fantasy series set at a dangerous boarding school from their shelves indefinitely. The decision is motivated by the author’s hateful politics. Booksellers at Booksmith, an indie founded in 1976, explained the choice in a statement on the store’s blog. […] Continue reading at 'Literrary Hub'

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