The movement to ban books is growing, report finds

Texas Banned More Books Than Any Other State Last Year, Analysis Finds

An analysis of book bans across the U.S. has found that Texas had more prohibitions than any other state in the country.The analysis, conducted by PEN America, a nonprofit organization that promotes free expression and human rights, found that 1,648 titles have been banned by schools across the entire country. A lot of these books had LGBTQ themes, featured Black or Brown characters, or explored themes of feminism.No state had banned more books …

Texas leads the nation in book bans, a new report says

Throughout the 2021-2022 school year, Texas had more book bans than any other state in the nation, according to a new report by PEN America.

Report: Texas banned more books than any other state - DefenderNetwork.com

Texas banned more books from school libraries this past year than any other state in the nation, targeting titles centering on race, racism, abortion and LGBTQ representation and issues, according […]

Texas has banned more books than any other state, new report shows

Texas banned more books from school libraries this past year than any other state in the nation, targeting titles centering on race, racism, abortion and LGBTQ representation and issues, according to a new analysis by PEN America, a nonprofit organization…

At least 50 groups in the US advocated to ban books in the past year

By Nicole Chavez, CNN At least 50 groups have recently played a role in the evolving movement to have books removed from schools, a new PEN America analysis shows. PEN America, a literary and free expression advocacy organization, released Monday its latest analysis of bans on school library books and class curricula that have occurred

New report finds a coordinated rise in attempted book bans

According to PEN America, a growing number of local political and advocacy groups have focused their attacks on books featuring LGBTQ+ characters and characters of color.