Stephen King is the most banned author in US schools, PEN report says

The 15 most banned books in U.S. schools

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 to Cold War-era McCarthyism. More than 6,800 book bans were enacted during the 2024-25 school year in 87 public school districts across 23 states, according to a report released Wednesday by PEN America, a nonprofit that advocates for free expressio…

What are the top 10 most banned books in the US? See PEN America's list.

PEN America reports that nearly 4,000 unique book titles were challenged for banning in the U.S. in 2024. Take a look at the titles.

Banned Books Week: A Local Reflection From a Pennridge School District Dad - Bucks County Beacon

Three years ago, I sat in a Pennridge school board meeting and listened as our directors claimed that “pornography” was rampant within our high school library. The first book they targeted was Allegedly by Tiffany D. Jackson. But the excerpt they read aloud that night wasn’t even real, it was cobbled together from bits and pieces of different chapters to make the novel sound obscene. Within days, that book and dozens more had vanished from high …

Velshi Banned Book Club: Author Jennifer Finney Boylan on PEN America’s ‘Banned in the USA’ list

Book bans have slowly become normalized in recent years and a new report from PEN America shows the alarming consequences. Under President Trump, the book ban movement has escalated with the federal government becoming a potent force for restricting book titles deemed to be controversial. PEN America President and author Jennifer Finney Boylan warns “this is not normal. This is not the way democracy is supposed to function… free people read book…

PEN America releases list of most banned books in the U.S.

PEN America releases its most banned books of the 2024-25 school year.