Stunningly stupid parental reactions
August 10, 2010
Chris Abani, who, besides being an amazing writer, is an all-around great guy, had his novel Graceland yanked from a 10th grade reading list in Jacksonville, Florida. Why? An anonymous parent complained about it.
You know, the novel that won the:
PEN/Hemingway Award and the Hurston-Wright Legacy Award; it was a finalist for the Commonwealth Writers Prize for Africa, the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award and the Los Angeles Times Book Prize.
Oh, and is that the Today Show Book Club sticker on the cover? I think it is.
Frankly, Chris, I’d take this as a compliment. Keep doing what you’re doing.
