Midwestern Miscellany
is a peer-reviewed academic journal published twice a year by The Society for the Study of Midwestern Literature. This double issue, no. LII (Spring-Fall 2024), is edited by John Rohrkemper. Contributions in this issue focus on the theme "Banned in the Heartland." Contents:
"Banned in Lewiston: Edgar Lee Masters's
Spoon River Anthology
" -- Marcia Noe"Sinclair Lewis's
Main Street
and America's Cultural Divide" -- Ralph Goldstein"'One of the Filthiest Books of the Year': Hemingway's
The Sun Also Rises
as Banned Book" -- Donald A. Daiker"Avoiding the 'Weathering' of Black Girly by Not Banning Toni Morrison's
The Bluest Eye
" -- Marilyn Judith Atlas"Who's Afraid of Books? Banning Toni Morrison's
Beloved
in Michigan" -- Maureen N. Eke"'We Can't Stop Living': No Love for Queer Memoirs in the Heartland" -- Haley M. Bateman and Patrick S. Allen"Literary Gatekeeping in Midwestern Classrooms: Book Challenges, Early Reading Instruction, and Reading in Context" -- Patricia Oman