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

New Report: This Bestselling Novelist Tops the List of Most-Banned Authors in U.S. Schools

It probably won’t surprise you to hear that book banning is on the rise in the United States. Over the past four years, the number of books pulled out of circulation in libraries and schools has increased dramatically. But it might surprise you to hear who the most-banned author of 2025 is.Since the recent wave of book banning began in 2021, PEN America—an organization standing at the intersection of literature and human rights to protect free e…

Stephen King named most banned author in US schools

(The Hill) - Best-selling author Stephen King was named the most banned writers of the 2024-2025 school year in PEN America’s latest report tracking book censorship in the U.S.  Some 87 titles among King's oeuvre, which includes "The Stand," "It" and "The Shining," were banned 206 times during the school year, PEN America said. Its report found that between July 2024 and this June there were 6,870 instances of book bans in 87 school districts ac…

PEN America says book censorship among school districts is ‘rampant and common’ in new report

PEN America, a nonprofit that advocates for freedom of expression, says that while the number of book bans in schools is declining, it’s still “rampant.”

Stephen King is most-banned author in schools, report says

NEW YORK — A new report on book bans in U.S. schools finds Stephen King as the author most likely to be censored and the country divided between states actively restricting works and those trying to limit or eliminate bans.

Stephen King is Most Banned Author in U.S. Schools, PEN Report Says

A new report on book bans in U.S. schools finds Stephen King as the author most likely to be censored.