What Books Are Being Banned
Here are 15 books PEN America says were most frequently banned from July 2021 through the first part of the 2022 23 school year 1 Gender Queer A Memoir by Maia Kobabe Frequently banned books include "The Handmaid's Tale," "George," and "To Kill a Mockingbird." Amazon; Rachel Mendelson/Insider When you buy through our links, Business Insider may earn an.
According to an April report from PEN America there were 1 586 instances of individual books being banned during the nine month period from July 1 2021 to March 31 affecting 1 145 book February 1, 2022 Updated at 13:58 p.m. ET on February 3, 2022. Book banning is back. Texas State Representative Matt Krause recently put more than 800 books on a watch list, many of them.
What Books Are Being Banned
Here Is Every Book Banned in America Through the courageous work of PEN America here is a scrollable shoppable list of every book currently banned in the United States Published Sep 11 2023 Banned books week 2009. The truth about the banned books of the bible evidence for the bible Discussion banned books.
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Starting in 2021 there have been a considerable number of books banned or challenged in parts of the United States Most of the targeted books have to do with race gender and sexuality As Book Banning Efforts Surge, These 10 Received the Most Challenges - The New York Times Book Banning Efforts Surged in 2021. These Titles Were the Most Targeted. Most of the targeted.
PEN America found 3 362 instances of individual books banned affecting 1 557 unique titles This represents an increase of 33 from the 2021 22 school year The bans occurred in 33 states with Florida leading the nation according to PEN America s latest Banned in the USA report Overwhelmingly, book banners continue to target stories by and about people of color and LGBTQ+ individuals. In this six-month period, 30% of the unique titles banned are books about race, racism, or feature characters of color. Meanwhile, 26% of unique titles banned have LGBTQ+ characters or themes.