The news just broke here in Boston: Overrated, cliche-dependent hack Honored liberal literary figure Junot Diaz, best known for his book The Brief Wondrous Life Of Oscar Wao, has been cleared by MIT of allegations that he was sexually inappropriate and verbally abusive toward women.

The college launched its inquiry into Diaz’s behavior toward female students and staff in early May after a woman not affiliated with the school claimed on social media that the celebrated author had “forcibly’’ kissed her and two others posted that he’d been verbally abusive to them.

“To date, MIT has not found or received information that would lead us to take any action to restrict Professor Diaz in his role as an MIT faculty member, and we expect him to teach next academic year, as scheduled,” the university said in a statement. “

You may recall that Diaz was part of the conversation on an episode of Behind The Blue Wall (with special guest Tucker Carlson) when a liberal bookstore in Maine banned his books — as well as those by other authors accused of non-MeToo-friendly behavior — from its stores.

“We have a ‘safe space’ commitment and that extends to our shelves,” one of the co-owners of Quill Books and Beverage said at the time. OK … so what now? Will there be a public apology? A ceremony welcoming Diaz into the fold? Or, since it’s our duty to #BelieveAllWomen, will Quill Books just ignore the investigation by MIT and keep Diaz in the PC doghouse?

There is, obviously, another solution: Don’t be a bookstore that bans books.

Then again, given that bike lanes are part of the patriarchal oppression now (“Roads Designed By Men Are Killing Women” — actual headline), I suppose such sentiments are but forlorn hopes.