Australian Library Moves All Lance Armstrong Titles to Fiction Section

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Zoe Fox
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Australian Library Moves All Lance Armstrong Titles to Fiction Section

Following Lance Armstrong's doping confession to Oprah on Thursday, an Australian library has moved all books about the American cyclist from the nonfiction section to the fiction section.

Manly Library in Sydney posted a notice to all readers informing them that all books about Armstrong would be recategorized, The Australian reports.

"All non-fiction Lance Armstrong titles, including Lance Armstrong: Images of a Champion, The Lance Armstrong Performance Program and Lance Armstrong: World's Greatest Champion, will soon be moved to the fiction section,'' the sign says.

The library was not alone in its reassessment of the numerous printed books about Armstrong. The cyclist's autobiography, It's Not About The Bike has been the target of many disappointed reviews on Amazon this week.

"It is now clear that most everything Armstrong says is a lie," wrote online reviewer Jesper. "Most of this book is based on lies and readers should consider a class action lawsuit against Armstrong, Jenkins and the publisher Berkley to get our money back for the book."

Do you think the Armstrong titles should not be categorized as fiction? Let us know in the comments.

UPDATE: A council spokesperson said in a statement Monday that the sign had been a prank and libraries cannot reclassify books.

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