Pennsylvania ranks third in the nation behind Texas and Florida in number of book titles banned in state school districts, according to a report published earlier this week by the
To mark Banned Book Week, PEN America offers thoughts about how banned books deny all youth the affirming and empathetic vision that literature sparks.
It's banned book week and we're taking a moment to hear our listeners' comments regarding their experiences with books that are challenged in schools and public libraries.
Nearly 140 school districts in 32 states issued more than 2,500 book bans during the 2021-22 school year, according to Banned in the USA: The Growing Movement to Censor Books in Schools, released today by the free expression group PEN America. The report documents the rapid acceleration of book censorship nationwide, which now touches more than 5,000 individual schools enrolling a total of nearly 4 million students.