Miriam Cortez
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Kristen Simmons:
Loved your Article 5 series!! I was just wondering what inspired you to write these books?
Kristen Simmons
Hi Miriam!
The idea from Article 5 came when I was driving to work one day and saw a book protest outside the local bookstore. It was such a pivotal moment for me. They were protesting because they disagreed with the content of the book, which of course they had every right to do, but it got me thinking...if people could ban books just because they disagreed with the message, what else could they ban? Music? Art? What about bigger concepts like divorce or having a child out of wedlock? That became the basis for the Moral Statutes, which became the foundation of Article 5.
Thanks for reading! Glad you loved the books!
Kristen
The idea from Article 5 came when I was driving to work one day and saw a book protest outside the local bookstore. It was such a pivotal moment for me. They were protesting because they disagreed with the content of the book, which of course they had every right to do, but it got me thinking...if people could ban books just because they disagreed with the message, what else could they ban? Music? Art? What about bigger concepts like divorce or having a child out of wedlock? That became the basis for the Moral Statutes, which became the foundation of Article 5.
Thanks for reading! Glad you loved the books!
Kristen
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