I just learned about a relatively high-profile romance author who had her book banned on Amazon. (Ironically the paperback and hard cover copies are available, just not the ebook. I have no idea why). This got me thinking about my own publishing journey. I haven't had anything banned, but I've been banned from advertising several books because of the cover. Someone, somewhere found them too sexy, and bam, I can't advertise them. I find this frustrating because I specifically choose covers that are sensual not sexual, but I guess I can understand how images might be construed differently by different people. And the entire book wasn't banned, I just can't promote it. Banning entire books though, that feels like a slippery slope. Where is the line? If steamy or erotic scenes get flagged, so too should psychological thrillers, no? (I'm not advocating for anything to be banned, just suggesting that once you take something away more will follow). There's a market for all types of stories, and the great thing about books is that if you don't like one you can put it down. You don't have to take it off the shelf completely.