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Should This Book Be Banned

An Anthology

Should This Book Be Banned

February 16, 2025

Publisher: 

Ohio Writers Group

Organization:

Ohio Writers Group

Decide for yourself. Should this book be banned?

Discover authentic, boundary-pushing stories that celebrate humanity in all its diversity. Should This Book Be Banned explores the power of storytelling to foster empathy, challenge prejudice, and amplify marginalized voices. By weaving together authentic narratives and challenging difficult or outdated ideas, the anthology highlights how representation in literature can empower marginalized communities, dismantle stereotypes, and create a more equitable world.

This anthology brings together a kaleidoscope of voices-LGBTQ+ and straight, allies and critics, atheists and clergy, Black and white, students and scholars. Inside, you'll find narratives that grapple with religion, race, immigration, and the complexities of privilege and hypocrisy. These characters navigate themes of sex, money, power, and their impact on the vulnerable. By embracing diverse perspectives and challenging traditional structures of power, readers are invited to deepen their understanding of the transformative impact of stories.

Montag, Read On by John P. Michael
Her Eyes and Mine by Austen Master
Rose Garden by Lois Spencer
Blessed be the Pig by Christina Moore
Trophy Husband by Jim Hodnett
The White Minority by Travis Ray
The Water That Shapes Us by Joe Graves
Musée d'Éroticisme by A.M. Hayden
The Island by Lorisha Adams
Shortstop by Trent McMahon
Pornocopia by Jay Osborne
Thunder and Ice by R. Luce
The Aran Sweater by Gabriella Ercolani
Love Blossoms by Michael Sepesy
The Intercessor by Corrina Malek
Displaced Persons by Leonard Kress
Beef Sighting by Abby Taggart
Color by C.L. Howard
Mr. Music by John Sparks
Uno by L.L. Ford
While She Is Braiding My Hair by Samantha Stanich
Diabolus by Katherine Hedrick
Ticket to Nowhere by Mary Moody Hunt
Resistance to Disposableness by Amy Randall-McSorley
The Gulf by Charles Derry
Rapture by Ed Davis
Her Favorite Time of Year by Emily Jones
Daisy by Brienne Daugherty
Naked AF by Paisha Thomas
Hallowed Be Thy Names by Stephen Kraynak

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