The book received four nominations to appear as one of the 200 books in the "Book That Shaped Me" exhibition, marking 100 years of the National Library in the summer of 2024.
Ms Shah told the BBC podcast Front Row the initial decision to exclude the book was because it "detailed violence, aggression and anger online or in real life," which did not fit with the remit of the exhibition.
This comment sounds like Amina or the BBC is trying to position the book to the casual reader as including violence and aggression in a way that is unacceptable, rather than just describing the violence suffered by women. I can’t see how reporting on the shocking behaviour of trans activists and the impact it’s had in shaping their lives is not ‘in the remit’ of the exhibition?
She also said she feared that the highly-charged and polarised debate around the issue of gender meant there was a risk of violence to both the authors and staff at the library who had raised concerns.
"It has not been an easy time but it has been a journey of learning and it has widened the discussion and been a reminder of how many people value libraries," she said.
"This is a difficult and divisive topic. It's bigger than us. We have apologised and made amends. We - and libraries generally - have so much work to do, we just want to get on with it."
This all just sounds like a big whinge with no irony, about how hard it is to operate in an environment where trans activists rule and can bully freely. If they had read the book they’d have known all that and could have prepared.