Get Off My Shelves; April 10 2023
Happy Easter and Passover! Had a good long weekend in our household, with egg hunts, ice skating, and friends over!
I’ve been writing diligently on the days I do it at all and joking about how Banned it would be in North America, which has inspired this post, unofficially titled:
Why My Books Got Banned
Let’s make some lists!
Kanae’s fantasy trilogy is banned for:
- Asexuality representation, but it's the WRONG asexuality representation because no matter what, someone's gonna invalidate her sexuality
- Anti-authoritarian government and military message
- The whole thing about learning that a god isn't flawless and kind and whatnot
- Too many of those dang LGBTQs
The Other Face of Sympathy, banned for:
- Numerous depictions of various types of abuse
- Probably will be accused of racism/not being racist enough depending on the reader. There are many different cultures represented and someone's gonna find fault with how I wrote them no matter what my sensitivity readers said
Mr. Wolf, banned for:
- It will be accused of glorifying CSA in some manner, I'm sure, because I wrote it from a survivor's viewpoint and that's gonna make people VERY uncomfortable
- Mental illness representation that will also make people very uncomfortable
Neon Bethel, banned:
- The government controlling the media? That can’t be done in fiction
- There’s a whole class message in there that will get a lot of disapproval
And lastly, Trickle Down, definitely banned for:
- Another book about class and poverty? The rich literally preying on the disabled? What am I, some kind of socialist?
But, realistically… I think those are the reasons my books are important. Why I hope they hit shelves one day. My books are my voice, and I have a lot more to say than my brief blog posts would suggest.
Why would your book be banned, fellow writers? Drop a comment!