Lula Deans Little Library of Banned Books
By (Author) Kirsten Miller
HarperCollins Publishers
HQ
29th July 2025
27th March 2025
United Kingdom
General
Fiction
Contemporary lifestyle fiction
Narrative theme: Identity / belonging
Narrative theme: Social issues
Dystopian and utopian fiction
Satirical fiction and parodies
Narrative theme: Politics
813.6
Paperback
320
Width 129mm, Height 198mm, Spine 25mm
240g
Clever and astute a cracking read The Belfast TelegraphOne by one, residents read the books and find their lives changed in unexpected ways Hello Magazine* * *
From the author of The Change, comes a novel about book banning and those brave enough to stand up against this censorship.
ITS TIME TO RISE UP
In Troy, Georgia, local woman Lula Dean has campaigned to cleanse the towns reading habits. All the disgusting, pornographic and downright un-American books have been removed from public spaces. Now, the townspeople are only allowed to read appropriate books from Lulas personal lending library.
But a small group refuse to be told what they can and cannot read and, unbeknownst to Lula, her personal collection is slowly restocked with banned books: literary classics, gay romances, Black history, spell books, and more.
One by one, each person who borrows the books from Lulas library find their lives changed in unexpected ways. And as they begin to reveal their new selves, its clear that a showdown is fast approaching one that will change the town of Troy forever
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Praise for Kirsten Miller:
Kirsten Miller has that rare ability to take a serious subject and make it very, very funny. I enjoyed this novel and you will too JAMES PATTERSON
A story thats as furious as it is tender EMILY HENRY on The Change
A roar of rage I loved it MARIAN KEYES
I couldnt put it down ERIN KELLY
Bewitching and satisfying THE INDEPENDENT
Praise for Kirsten Miller and The Change:
A brilliant book. Thrilling, fast paced and original. I couldnt stop reading
Sarah Morgan
It gave me the same energy as Lessons in Chemistry . . . Loved it
Harriet Tyce
A feminist thriller for our times
Prima
Like nothing youve ever read before
Red
Kirsten Miller grew up in a small town in the mountains of North Carolina. At seventeen, she hit the road and moved to New York City, where she lives to this day. Kirsten's first adult novel, The Change, is a feel-good feminist revenge fantasy and was selected by The Guardian, Prima, and Woman & Home in their Books of Year round ups. Lulas Little Library of Banned Books is her second adult novel, and explores book banning and those brave enough to stand up against this censorship.