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Why I Don’t Regret the “Pornographic” Scene That Got My Book Banned

Summary by Literary Hub
Perhaps I should have borrowed a euphemism from a 1970s bodice-ripper and called it a “manroot.” Or resorted to child-friendly British slang and called it a “willy.” Euphemisms, after all, have long been used to temper sensitive subject matter and reduce the risk of extreme reactions. Instead, I called it by its anatomical name: penis. And because I wrote a frank scene where a teenage boy forces a teenage girl to perform oral sex on his, well, p…
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Literary Hub broke the news on Wednesday, February 25, 2026.
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