10,000 (and counting) in the 2023-24 school year alone
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Introduction Book bans in public schools have recurred throughout American history, and have long been an issue of concern to PEN America,…
More books banned. More districts. More states. More students losing access to literature. “More” is the operative word for this…
The final count for the 2023-2024 school year will be released later this fall along with a public Index of…
LINK to the PEN America Banned Books Week actions and events (NEW YORK)— With school book bans surging 33 percent over…
“The toll of the book banning movement is getting worse. More kids are losing access to books, more libraries are…
PEN America found more than 10,000 book bans in the 2023-2024 school year, more than double the banned books in…
Book bans have targeted 1,145 unique book titles by 874 different authors, 198 illustrators, and 9 translators, impacting the literary,…
PEN America’s 2022-2023 Index of Banned Books found 3,362 instances of individual books banned. This searchable banned book list includes…
Download the Index data How to Get Involved Introduction The freedom to read is under assault in the United States—particularly…