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Florida County's Libraries Ban 50 Shades of Grey

Cite concern over 'pornographic' EL James books

By Matt Cantor, Newser Staff

Posted May 8, 2012 3:29 PM CDT

(Newser) – A Florida county's library system has banned the erotic-fiction 50 Shades of Grey trilogy in light of its "perceived pornographic nature," a spokesman tells NBC Miami. Brevard County's 17 libraries had ordered 19 copies of the three EL James books, and... Read full story »

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Florida County's Libraries Ban 50 Shades of Grey

Cite concern over 'pornographic' EL James books

Florida • erotica • Brevard County • library • books • banned books • 50 Shades of Grey • EL James

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