FIGHT BOOK BANS WITH PEN AMERICA
According to PEN America’s latest report, Banned in the USA: The Mounting Pressure to Censor, book bans increased 33% in the 2022-23 school year. The report highlights the disproportionate number of bans occurring in Florida — where 40% of all book bans took place in the 2022-23 school year — and shows how state legislation and coordinated pressure campaigns from local groups and individuals have driven mass restrictions on access to literature.
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