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It’s time again for Banned Books Week, that annual celebration of one’s freedom to read and the importance of the…
This report offers a window into the complex and extensive climate of censorship between July 1, 2024 through June 30,…
PEN America Needs Your Help Join us to #FreeTheBooks by taking action and making your voice heard. Download the Index…
For countless U.S. schoolchildren, works by more than a dozen Nobel-winning authors have been banned and removed from shelves.
Dozens of banned and challenged books have been adapted for the screen, and while they aren’t all Oscar nominees, many…
Jodi Picoult’s Nineteen Minutes was the Most Commonly Banned Book (NEW YORK)— PEN America today released new documentation of public…
PEN America’s 2023 World Voices Festival wrapped up on Saturday with a blow-out closing night event worthy of four days…
The list below includes a portion of the books written by or about Indigenous people removed from school libraries and…
LINK to the PEN America Banned Books Week actions and events (NEW YORK)— With school book bans surging 33 percent over…
