A Texas school district canceled two book events with bestselling author Emma Straub over her use of profanity on social media.
Straub, known for her novels "The Vacationers" and "All Adults Here," traveled to Houston last week on a book tour for her new children's book, "Very Good Hats," but arrived to find that her readings were canceled over parents' complaints "about something they’d seen on my social media," the author said in aStraub said the only posts she could find on her social media that a Texas school board might object to are in regard to an abortion...
There is also a post of her son in a dress, she added, and another about a Melt The Guns fundraiser for Everytown.In a letter to parents and staff of the two elementary schools, the Katy Independent School District said the visit was intended to be an opportunity to visit with a children's book author and learn about the writing process.
"However, it has been brought to our attention that this author has regularly used inappropriate and foul language on her social media platforms — specifically repeated use of the "F" word," the district said in a"This type of language, as you know, does not align with our school and community’s values.""I was sorry not to be able to read my silly book about hats and imagination to those kids," Straub said in a Twitter response to a parent.
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