The book, “Billy and the Epic Escape,” was first published in May and drew outrage in Australia, where Indigenous leaders described it as trivializing the community's history and diversity, as ...

There’s some integrity to that, I think. Normally, I hate when writers kill characters off. But this time it feels right. The book is about span, about love, about love that doesn’t go away.

Australia has a long history of book banning organised by Christian associations and churches. A federal court appeal attempt to ban graphic memoir Gender Queer is still to be considered this year.