7 More Banned Books, New Bagel Shops, Cozy Places To Read

It’s Banned Books Week, and Utah just added seven more novels to its growing list. Host Ali Vallarta and City Cast Salt Lake contributor Molly Miloscia ask Bookish co-founder Amanda Warren what’s behind the outrage and whether reading is becoming performative. Plus, is Salt Lake behind on the bagel food trend?  

Resources and references:

• Utah just banned 7 new books — at once — from all public schools in the state. Here’s what the novels are about. [Salt Lake Tribune]
• What’s Good Sex Ed in Utah? [City Cast Salt Lake] 
• How to make – and keep – friends as a grownup, according to science [CNN] 
• Get tickets to Salt Lake Book Festival’s Prologue 
• Utah is about to enter its bagel era [Axios Salt Lake City]

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