Horror master Stephen King did not mince words in responding to the news that 23 of his books had been banned from school libraries in Florida, a state that has seen increasingly stringent rules around book bans in recent years.

"Florida has banned 23 pf [sic] my books. What the f**k?" the author wrote in a succinct social media post over the weekend.

The banning of several of King's titles — including "Carrie," "It," "The Long Walk" and more — stems from House Bill 1069, which........

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