Woke-Free FAQs
What is “woke?”
Many conservatives use the term to identify leftist efforts to inject extreme progressive ideologies into all aspects of culture, to rewrite history, and to reshape society to serve their liberal policies.
What does “Woke-free Reads” mean?
Woke-free Reads is a promise to provide content that focuses on captivating characters, heart-pounding plots, and compelling storytelling—free from progressive propaganda and the liberal virtue-signaling, feelings-first agenda.
In our books there will be: No token woke characters, no alternative relationships, no SJW concepts subtly (or blatantly) slipped in, and no sexual content in books for kids and teens.
Are all of your books classified as “conservative?”
“Woke” has a
number of definitions depending on who you ask. For many liberal
progressives, “woke” is simply an ideological term used to
congratulate one another on their political correctness and social
justice activism.
Many conservatives use the term to identify leftist efforts to inject extreme progressive ideologies into all aspects of culture, to rewrite history, and to reshape society to serve their liberal policies.
(Personally, we like Mat Walsh's succinct definition of "Woke.")
Boiled down, wokeness is vehemently enforced adherence to a very narrow ideology, and any who object or offer an alternative perspective are mocked, ridiculed, banned, or worse.
From an author's POV (point of view), that type of idea suppression only leads to conformity and unoriginality—which in turn leads to trite, formulaic, unintelligent, uncreative, emotionless drivel that can only be classified as propaganda. Here at Ishkabibble Books, our primary purpose is to publish entertaining, thought-provoking novels that will inspire readers to think for themselves.
What does “Woke-free Reads” mean?
Woke-free Reads is a promise to provide content that focuses on captivating characters, heart-pounding plots, and compelling storytelling—free from progressive propaganda and the liberal virtue-signaling, feelings-first agenda.
In our books there will be: No token woke characters, no alternative relationships, no SJW concepts subtly (or blatantly) slipped in, and no sexual content in books for kids and teens.
Bottom line: If you need trigger warnings or
sensitivity readers to pre-approve the content you consume, then we
are not the publisher for you.
Does “woke-free”
mean “anti-woke?”
That depends on your
definition of “anti-woke.” Our definition of anti-woke is one
that draws attention to wokeness, then decries it, or is pointedly
the opposite of woke. In our books, the woke ideology simply does not
exist, and is therefore never addressed.
However, if your
definition of “anti-woke” is anything that celebrates traditional
values, freedom, patriotism, independence, personal responsibility, and other
conservative concepts, then yes, you might regard our books as
“anti-woke.”
Are all of your books classified as “conservative?”
No. Our focus is on captivating storytelling, not on hot button topics or crafting counterpoints to combat progressive propaganda. So our compelling characters, breathtaking settings, and heart-pounding plots are the stars of our stories, not conservatism. We aim to offer readers a woke-free breath of fresh air to counter woke culture and provide an entertaining escape from the deliberately manipulative multimedia that's absolutely everywhere these days.
Our books are
best defined as conservative-friendly. While some of our books do
celebrate classic Americana and traditional values, especially those
by young adult author C.B. Arche, the majority of our books are
purely fictional fun for all—minus any wokeness.