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I'm pleased Astoria is the only Oregon town to make the book map. And suddenly I'm gripped with the desire to be a culinary tourist and explore me some US Geohography.

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Hail Astoria. But no mention of Portland? Guess too early for Ursula Le Guin.

PS. I see what you did there.

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Isn't Oregon's book ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST (1879)?

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Stephen, you're dating yourself.

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Perhaps you'd consider posting a Book Haters Map of America. PEN America published its Banned Books 2023 map back in April.

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I checked out the map. No surprise - Texas and Florida banned the most.

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Yes, no surprise about TX & FLA. leading the pack, but 35 other states banning 875 individual titles and affecting millions of students not to mention minds, is record breaking. Cant wait to be back in the land where 📚 are banned but not assault rifles.

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