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Feb 28, 2022 · We created a list of America’s 50 most banned books from the first half of the 2022–2023 school year using data from PEN America, a nonprofit organization that keeps a comprehensive index of...
Sep 11, 2023 · You can see the full list of banned titles below, or click on your state to see which books are banned. You can also purchase nearly every title here, through Bookshop.org and Better World...
PEN America’s new Index of School Book Bans provides a comprehensive list of books banned in the 2022-2023 school year. PEN America found 3,362 instances of individual books banned, affecting 1,557 unique titles. This represents an increase of 33% from the 2021-22 school year.
ALA compiles data on book challenges from reports filed by library professionals in the field and from news stories published throughout the United States. ALA compiled data on censorship attempts in libraries and schools during 2023. Learn about the most challenged books of 2023.
OIF compiled this list of the most banned and challenged books from 2010-2019 by reviewing both the public and confidential censorship reports it received. This list draws attention to literary censorship but only provides a snapshot of book challenges.
This article lists notable banned books and works, giving a brief context for the reason that each book was prohibited. Banned books include fictional works such as novels, poems and plays and non-fiction works such as biographies and dictionaries.
ALA analyzes censorship data and compiles lists of challenged books in order to inform the public about censorship efforts that affect libraries and schools. Explore challenges of past years with our collection of Field Reports, as well as lists of the most challenged books of the last three decades.
Nov 11, 2022 · Here are the 50 most commonly banned books in America from the 2021-2022 school year, with data supplied by PEN America.
May 15, 2023 · Here are 15 books PEN America says were most frequently banned from July 2021 through the first part of the 2022-23 school year. 1. “Gender Queer: A Memoir” by Maia Kobabe.
Sep 13, 2023 · To prepare, check out this interactive list of every book that’s been banned or challenged in the U.S. since the start of the 2022 school year, compiled and presented by Harper’s Bazaar. Click here to browse the lists and learn more.
