I'm a banned author!

​Here’s an interesting and fun fact about me. I am a banned author. Let me explain. 
When The Notorious Texas Swindler first came out, I ordered a copy and had it sent to Bob at the prison where he is housed. All books and publications that are sent to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, or TDCJ, have to go through their mailroom before it can be distributed to the inmates. The mailroom has an approved reading list given to them by the Directors Review Committee, or DRC, that they use to tell them if the material is approved or not. Any book that is not on the list must be approved by the DRC. Since my book was not on the list, it had to be reviewed by the DRC and then voted on whether or not the offenders could receive it. This process generally takes up to two weeks.  

I received news that The Notorious Texas Swindler was rejected because of its content and it would not be allowed to be sent into any of the jails, or prisons on state, or federal levels, in Texas. I was not offended by this and I completely understood why. For two weeks, my book had caused a stir in TDC, and while I’m not trying to cause trouble with folks, I couldn’t be more honored that my work caught the attention of others it might not otherwise have.

​Who else do you know that can outright say their first book has been banned?