By Judy Clabes NKyTribune editor Pen America, founded in 1922, is a nonprofit that celebrates free expression and champions ...

In 2021-22, 43 percent of book challenges targeted titles with LGBTQ+ characters, and 36 percent focused on books featuring characters of color or addressed themes of race and racism. Credit: Rick ...

Florida is No. 1 for book removals in public schools for the third year in a row, according to a new report released Wednesday by the national free expression group PEN America. PEN America, which has ...

Tennessee has the third highest number of book bans in school libraries across the nation, according to a yearly report by First Amendment literary advocacy group PEN America. The report documents ...

PEN America's report found 6,870 instances of book bans in 2024 and 2025. Books bans in public schools have become a "new normal" in the U.S., escalating since 2021, according to one advocacy group.

PEN America’s annual report on banned books shows more than 6,800 instances of books being temporarily or permanently removed for the 2024-2025 school year. Three states account for 80% of those bans.

NEWS. NEW AT FIVE. FLORIDA CONTINUES TO LEAD THE COUNTRY IN PULLING BOOKS FROM SCHOOLS. THIS YEAR’S LIST, JUST RELEASED FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, INCLUDES HUNDREDS OF MORE BANNED BOOKS ...

A new report from PEN America tracks restrictions on school books across 45 states. By Elizabeth A. Harris Restrictions on books in public schools have become “rampant and common,” according to a new ...

Broward school administrators have given schools a list of 55 books that must be removed, the latest move in a statewide effort to ban certain materials from school libraries. The list includes titles ...

Restrictions on books in public schools have become “rampant and common,” according to a new report by the free speech organization PEN America, so frequent in some states that they are now considered ...