EDMONTON - An Alberta government order banning some books from school libraries doesn't appear to be deterring people from reading them, say managers at several bookstores.

Kelly Dyer with Audreys Books in Edmonton said the store has noticed a jump in sales since July, when the province announced the ban on books with explicit sexual content.

"We've definitely seen a spike," said Dyer.

"Even book (sales) on book banning have spiked."

Popular purchases, she said, include the four coming-of-age graphic novels that the government cited as cause for its order, as well as Margaret Atwood's "The Handmaid's Tale" — a title listed by Edmonton's public school board as one to remove from its shelves.

"Many people respect Margaret Atwood and her writing and that sort of thing, and I think it's j

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