The number of bans nearly tripled nationwide as conservative politicians and state legislatures got more involved.

Suzanne Nossel, who has led the free expression group since 2013, is leaving after a year of intense criticism of its ...

Jodi Picoult remembers when everyone seemed to praise her novel “Nineteen Minutes," a 2007 bestseller about a school shooting ...

According to a new study by nonprofit organization PEN America, schools have seen a 200% increase in book banning from 2023-2024. These are the books that have been most-banned during the 2023-2024 ...

There were more than 4,500 book bans in Florida during the 2023-24 school year, more than any other state, a new PEN America ...

The PEN America CEO has stepped down to take the helm of human rights nonprofit Freedom House, effective January 7. Chief ...

Beyond the Shelves,' confirms that 4,231 unique titles were targeted during the 2023-2024 school year, impacting 2,662 ...

Florida continues to lead the country in pulling books from school libraries, according to analyses by the American Library ...

That’s 4,500 books from July 2023 to June 2024, according to an annual report from PEN America, a nonprofit advocating for freedom of expression. That represents nearly half of nationwide removals, ...

Canadian novels on this year's list include Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale and Sara Gruen's Water for Elephants.

THE CONTROVERSY SURROUNDING BOOKS GETTING REMOVED FROM SCHOOL SHELVES IN FLORIDA CONTINUES TO ENCOURAGE ADVOCACY GROUPS LIKE PEN AMERICA TO FIGHT BACK. BOOKS ARE BEING REMOVED FROM ACCESS BECAUSE OF ...

NEW YORK — Jodi Picoult remembers when everyone seemed to praise her novel “Nineteen Minutes," a 2007 bestseller about a school shooting that now tops a list compiled by PEN America of the ...