Goodreads asked Caroline Bobick:

Where did you get the idea for your most recent book?

Caroline Bobick I was inspired to write "Censored" as I noticed similarities between President Trump and Turkish President Erdogan. I was living in Istanbul during the Gezi Park protests and much of the beginning of my book closely mirrors what happened in Turkey at that time. The rest of the book is inspired by events and personal stories of people from Turkey and the USA, as well as other countries, including Nicaragua. The hope for my book is for people to better understand the individual repercussions of silencing free speech and media.

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