It's nearly triple the amount banned the previous year, an advocacy group said. More than 10,000 books were removed from school library shelves over the 2023-2024 school year, free expression advocacy ...

The most commonly banned books in U.S. schools include LGBTQ titles, international bestsellers, teen romantasy novels and a 1962 classic, according to a new report that compares modern-day censorship ...

Seattle booksellers and librarians are helping people get their hands on banned books. Thousands of titles are banned from public libraries and schools each year, a trend that prompted the American ...

Beloved out actor and author George Takei will help spread awareness on book bans and censorship by serving as the honorary chair for The American Library Association’s (ALA) Banned Books Week from ...

Over 3,700 unique books were banned during the 2024-2025 school year, more than double the number of titles PEN America tracked in the 2021-2022 school year when it began counting. The nonprofit, ...

As journalists, it's our job to seek out the truth even when it's uncomfortable. We value diverse perspectives, are open to new ideas and respect intellectual freedom. So it should come as no surprise ...

On a special episode (first released on October 9, 2025) of The Excerpt podcast: For this Banned Books Week, we looked at what kinds of books are being pulled from school and library shelves. USA ...

MIAMI -- Pink is giving away 2,000 banned books at her South Florida shows this week in partnership with the literary and free expression advocacy group PEN America. Fans who attend the Miami and ...