Book Bans in 1915? The Story Behind It | The Sisters of Book Row by Shelley Noble

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What happens when book bans aren’t just headlines — but federal law?

In this episode, I’m chatting with historical fiction author Shelley Noble about The Sisters of Book Row, a novel set in 1915 New York during the height of the Comstock censorship laws. We talk about rare bookstores, banned poetry, Margaret Sanger, and why 100-year-old history feels… uncomfortably familiar today. If you care about protecting books, women’s voices, and literary legacy — this one will stay with yo...