The article was originally published on https://sfist.com/2025/11/02/authors-in-bay-area-on-tour-for-new-kids-book-about-censorship-told-not-to-discuss-banned-queer-books/In an ironic twist indicative of our times, authors Joanna Ho and Caroline Kusin-Pritchard were about to go on stage to discuss their new kids’ book The Day the Books Disappeared at an East Bay elementary school when they were told not to mention banned or queer books. As KRON4 reports, the authors say their visit to Country Club Elementary School in San Ramon on October 17 was cut short when they were told at the last minute by school officials that they couldn’t talk about certain themes in their presentation, which addressed scenarios surrounding the banning of books, including “uncomfortable historical truths, race or

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