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So many library patrons interested in erotic novel, so few copies

By Kathleen Burge

 |  Globe Staff  

  June 07, 2012

They may not have read “Fifty Shades of Grey,” an erotic novel that has been breaking publishing records and creating controversy around the country. But local librarians are stocking the book — though not nearly as fast as patrons are requesting it, with the Minuteman Library Network reporting a waiting list of 1,800 people ­­— and that doesn’t include those who are seeking audio or e-book versions.

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