10,000 (and counting) in the 2023-24 school year alone
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PEN America’s 2022-2023 Index of Banned Books found 3,362 instances of individual books banned. This searchable banned book list includes…
PEN America’s 2022 Banned in the USA report offered the first comprehensive look at banned books throughout the 2021–22 school…
PEN America’s fall 2022 Index of Banned Books found 1,477 instances of individual books banned, affecting 874 unique titles. This…
Introduction At Nash Correctional Institution in North Carolina, a series of low-lying brick buildings ringed with barbed wire fencing, parking…
Introduction Book bans in public schools have recurred throughout American history, and have long been an issue of concern to PEN America,…
Update on Book Bans in the 2022-2023 School Year Shows Expanded Censorship of Themes Centered on Race, History, Sexual Orientation…
More books banned. More districts. More states. More students losing access to literature. “More” is the operative word for this…
Download the Index data How to Get Involved Introduction The freedom to read is under assault in the United States—particularly…
The book ban crisis is often referred to by its numbers. A rising number of bans, more states impacted, more…
