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US Schools Record Nearly 12,000 Book Bans, the Highest Ever in a Single Year, as 'Jane Eyre' and 'Lessons in Chemistry' Join the List

PEN America reports nearly 12,000 book-ban instances in US schools, a record total, as Texas overtakes Florida and AI tools enter the removal process.

International Business Times UK · Oct 6

US book bans in public schools reach record annual high of 12,000

Texas tops list with 8,100 bans while Stephen King is again most banned author, PEN America finds

The Guardian - US · Oct 5

PEN America: Nearly 12,000 school book bans in a year, a record high

A new study from PEN America reveals that there were nearly 12,000 book bans in public schools over the past year, the highest since tracking began five years ago

The Independent UK · Oct 5

‘We’re coming for the books’: Texas Lieutenant Governor threatens school ratings after libraries don’t remove ‘lewd’ books like ‘Les Misérables’

“The apathy is the most terrifying.”

We Got This Covered · Aug 30

Free speech group calls foul play at prosecutors using Comey novel in case against him

PEN America condemns lawyers using passage from thriller to bolster claim ex-FBI director intended to harm Trump

The Guardian - US · Aug 22

Why not just ban all the books?

Keyword searches for "justice" and "pride" drive what ideas are being kept from kids

Salon · Jun 20

From her bookstore in Nashville, Ann Patchett drives the literary conversation

Ann Patchett often finds ways to help others, whether it's promoting a fellow author's book or supporting emerging writers

The Independent UK · Jun 1

Author Ann Patchett urges a 'breath' for books as PEN gala raises $2M amid ban surge

Author Ann Patchett and film producer Jason Blum are among those who spoke at PEN America's annual gala, which raised more than $2 million for the century-old literary and free expression organization

The Independent UK · May 15

China remains the biggest jailer of writers worldwide, report finds

Report finds Iran witnessed sharpest increase in arrest of writers last year

The Independent UK · May 12

‘They’re trying to narrow the worldview of young people’: how book bans are on the rise in the US

Rising tide of censorship is spreading, reshaping what students are permitted to read, learn and think

The Guardian - US · May 9