An Exclusive Club
So, I just joined a very exclusive club – one which I never thought anything I wrote would get anywhere near.
People, a county in Florida banned more than a thousand books in January of 2024. These included things like Agatha Christie mystries, the ever-vexed “Diary of Anne Frank” (which makes some people VERY uncomfortable…), five freaking DICTIONARIES… and my own “Gift of the Unmage”.
Yes, seriously. They banned a frankly YA fantasy novel. I’m still trying to wrap my head around it. A friend said “you write about magic and have strong female characters so of course you are banned by cowering conservatives” and I am honestly thinking of adding that as a banner on the cover somewhere – BANNED BY COWERING CONSERVATIVES. It’s a freaking badge of honor, that’s what it is.
Be very sure that I am going to promoting Banned Books Week with great vigor this year.
In the meantime, you can go out and get a copy of the book they banned
in the BVC shop right now, or you can opt for a paperback here.
2 thoughts on “An Exclusive Club”
A marvelous club to be elected to! I’ve only been banned by a single congregation who objected to “Guardian of the Vision” because I said, “No matter what name you give to God, She is listening.”
I will treat this as inspiration and hope to emulate you!