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Steve Martin has the best response to hearing that his book was banned in Florida

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Collier County , Florida , announced that it was banning 300 books from its school libraries out of an effort to comply with state law HB 1069 .

Among the books banned by the school district was Shopgirl , a novella by author Steve Martin published in 2000 .

Martin responded with his iconic wit on Instagram , "So proud to have my book Shopgirl banned in Florida !".

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