Barnes & Noble, Bloomsbury and Sarah J. Maas, and Oni Press and Maia Kobabe have filed motions to dismiss the case that alleges A Court of Mist and Fury and Gender Queer are “obscene for unrestricted viewing by minors,” the Virginian-Pilot reports. Barnes & Noble states that the court cannot restrict access to minors “while allowing adults unrestricted access.” While the original petition references excerpts from the books, the authors and publishers say that the books as a whole are not obscene “under state and constitutional law.” They also argue that the petition should be dismissed because the books have […]
