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Stephen King named most banned author in US schools
Friday, October 3rd, 2025
via KXAN (Texas)Some 87 titles among King's oeuvre, which includes 'The Stand,' 'It' and 'The Shining,' were banned 206 times during the school year.
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Escambia School Board wins ‘And Tango Makes Three’ book ban challenge
Thursday, October 2nd, 2025
via The Palm Beach Post (Florida)The Escambia County lawsuit alleged the book was targeted for its depictions of same-sex parents raising a child.
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Florida again leads U.S. in book bans in 2024-25, free speech group says
Thursday, October 2nd, 2025
via Sun Sentinel (Florida)The Sunshine State topped PEN America's list for the third straight year, as it tallied more than 2,300 instances of book removals.
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Federal judge backs removal of penguin children’s book by Florida school board
Thursday, October 2nd, 2025
via Orlando Sentinel (Florida)'And Tango Makes Three,' which tells the story of two male penguins who raised a penguin chick, has become a prominent part of a debate in recent years about removing or restricting access to books…
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Book censorship in US schools has become ‘rampant and common’, free speech advocates warn
Thursday, October 2nd, 2025
via The Palm Beach Post (Florida)Since July 2021, PEN America has documented more than 22,800 cases of book bans across 45 states and 451 public school districts.
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New report on book bans reveals the most banned author in the US
Wednesday, October 1st, 2025
via The Post-Standard (New York)Some 80% of those bans originated in just three states.
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What is Banned Books Week?
Wednesday, October 1st, 2025
via 12News (Arizona)The theme for Banned Books Week 2025 is "Censorship Is So 1984. Read for Your Rights." Here's what you need to know ahead of the annual celebration.
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Stephen King is the most banned author in U.S. schools, PEN report says
Wednesday, October 1st, 2025
via Spectrum News (New York)Texas, Florida and Tennessee make up 80% of banned books across the U.S.
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How power is won and held, in New Hampshire and the nation • New Hampshire Bulletin
Wednesday, October 1st, 2025
via The New Hampshire Bulletin (New Hampshire)Several decades ago, Republican campaign consultant Lee Atwater described how, as The Nation put it, 'Republicans can win the vote of racists without sounding racist themselves.' Atwater outlined the 'Southern Strategy' in a 1981 interview, but its roots stretch out much deeper into America's political past and wrap around its present.
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Just 3 states are responsible for 80% of known school book bans
Wednesday, October 1st, 2025
via FOX 7 Austin (Texas)An annual report on book bans in U.S. schools finds that 80% of the nearly 7,000 books banned for the 2024-2025 school year took place in just three states.
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Stephen King named most banned author in U.S. schools: PEN report
Wednesday, October 1st, 2025
via NBC Chicago (Illinois)A new report on book bans in U.S. schools finds Stephen King as the author most likely to be censored.
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Stephen King, Jodi Picoult among most-banned authors in schools
Wednesday, October 1st, 2025
via The Washington Post (Tennessee)A report by free-expression advocacy group PEN America documented more than 6,000 instances of restrictions on books in the 2024-2025 school year.
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Florida had most book bans in 2024-25 school year, free speech group says
Wednesday, October 1st, 2025
via The Palm Beach Post (Florida)For the third time in a row, Florida is rated No. 1 in the nation for book bans.
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Stephen King is the most banned author in US schools, PEN report says
Wednesday, October 1st, 2025
via The Associated Press (Tennessee)A new report on book bans in U.S. schools finds Stephen King as the author most likely to be censored.
Book Bans
Tennessee ranks third in US for number of books banned in school, report
Wednesday, October 1st, 2025
via The Commercial Appeal (Tennessee)According to a new report from a literary access group, Tennessee ranks third in the nation for the highest number of books bans this school year.
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‘Rampant’ Book Bans Are Being Taken for Granted, Free Speech Group Warns
Wednesday, October 1st, 2025
via The New York Times (Utah)A new report from PEN America tracks restrictions on school books across 45 states.
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Texas banned more than 1,700 books in the 2024-25 school year, report finds
Wednesday, October 1st, 2025
via Houston Chronicle (Texas)The bans occurred across seven Texas school districts.
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PEN America warns of rise in books ‘systematically removed from school libraries’
Wednesday, October 1st, 2025
via High Plains Public Radio (Texas)A new report says that the number of books being challenged or removed from public schools across the country has risen exponentially in the past two years. A Clockwork Orange tops their list.
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James Talarico’s progressive take on Christianity made him an online sensation. Will it translate to his Texas Senate bid?
Tuesday, September 16th, 2025
via KSAT (Texas)Book Bans