Laid off from yet another job, Maggie Banks is grateful for her best friend Rochelle, who is going on maternity leave and lets Maggie takes over the duties of running Cobblestone Books. Partly owned by a literary society, the bookstore is under strict guidance to only sell "classics"; anything written this century is forbidden. But after a series of mishaps and Cobblestone starts losing money, Maggie decides to get creative to keep the bookstore afloat. She must juggle between selling forbidden books, running underground book clubs, and dodging the literary society.

At its core, BANNED BOOKSHOP asks the readers to examine their biases towards books. What makes a book a "classic"? Why do romance books get sidelined in literary societies despite their sales? How are assigned readings in schools determined, and why are they so dull? As someone who tries to read outside of my comfort zone (except for horror because I'm a wuss