This week is Banned Books Week, an annual event in the U.S. that celebrates the freedom to read. PEN America has documented nearly 23,000 book bans in public schools nationwide since 2021, a number ...
On a special episode (first released on October 9, 2025) of The Excerpt podcast: For this Banned Books Week, we looked at what kinds of books are being pulled from school and library shelves. USA ...
Book censorship is … becoming the norm? For those who honor the work and dedication of our librarians, booksellers, authors and fellow readers, that’s the disturbing conclusion of a just-published PEN ...
Over the last few years, public schools and libraries across the country have seen a significant rise in attempts to ban or restrict access to certain books. In 2024, the American Library Association ...
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