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'It makes people want to read': Stores see sales spike after Alberta book ban
Alberta paused its ban on over 200 books after public backlash and a surge in sales, including classics like "The Handmaid's Tale," prompting a revision to focus only on sexually explicit images.
- Alberta government's ban on books with sexual content led to a spike in sales of those books at local bookstores.
- Booksellers said people were curious about the banned books, including classics like 'The Handmaid's Tale' by Margaret Atwood.
- One bookseller called the ban a step towards fascism and said it made people want to read the restricted books.
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‘It makes people want to read’: Stores see sales spike after Alberta book ban
EDMONTON - An Alberta government order banning some books from school libraries doesn't appear to be deterring people from reading them, say managers at several bookstores.
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'It makes people want to read': Stores see sales spike after Alberta book ban
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