This week isBanned Books Weekin America and around the world. It is just appalling that such an occasion is still called for in this country, but there it is: the banning of books in American public schools, according to the New York Times, has “skyrocketed,” with over 10,000 individu...
According to Kasey Meehan, the Freedom to Read Program Director at PEN America and a lead author of the report: “This book ban movement erupted precisely as many schools had begun to diversify the literature they make available to young people. Now, those books are being ripped away from st...
But what are the most commonly banned books in America, and why are they considered controversial? Here are the 50 most commonly banned books in America from the 2021-2022 school year, with data supplied by PEN America. 50. "And Tango Makes Three," by Justin Richardson and Peter Parnell S...
A look at the numbers behind the increasing number of banned books in America, how over 10,000 titles are no longer allowed to be on public school shelves. September 24, 2024 Additional Live Streams Additional Live Streams Live ABC News Live ...
Banning and challenging books is not a thing of the past. If anything, book challenges have been on the rise in recent years. This presentation and discussion will explore this phenomena, with special attention to the ethical dilemmas of book banning, parental authority, and trigger warnings....
There are several reasons why books may be banned from schools and libraries. Last year, dozens of Republican state lawmakersintroduced bills that would ban contentthey deemed offensive in schools. PEN America estimates that at least 40% of book bans are connected to either ...
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Every year the American Library Association releasesits list of the top 10 most frequently challenged books in America. It’s the kind of ranking that generates hundreds of news articles upon its release, according to Nexis records. When the 2014 list came out in April, theTelegraph wrote t...
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in their communities. there were no such attempts as recently as 2021. in prior years, the ala report notes, most attempts to restrict access to books were targeted at one particular title. the ala notes that of titles challenged in 2023 so far, “the vast majority of challenges were to ...