Book bans in public schools kept rising during the first half of the 2022-23 school year, and nearly a third of them were the direct result of newly enacted state laws, a new PEN America report says.

Panther Valley’s Michael Pascoe hands off to Austin Hadley against Pen Argyl at Saucon Valley High School in Hellertown Saturday, Oct. 22, 2022. Pen Argyl vs. Panther Valley football at Saucon Valley ...

PEN America says 5,049 schools enacted book bans in 2022. He was presenting to a middle school group. “Not only were the kids that I met fans of my voice acting work, but they also really glommed on ...

Books which were attempted to be banned from the library at North Hunterdon Regional High School in Annandale, N.J., on Wednesday, June 14, 2022. Staff Writer Over the past nearly two years, ...

This Banned Books Week, stand with PEN America in their fight against waves of censorship in libraries and schools. Books yanked from the shelves include iconic literary works: Toni Morrison’s Beloved ...

Detail of the front cover of the forthcoming PEN America anthology of work by incarcerated writers, "Variations on an Undisclosed Location: 2022 Prison Writing Awards Anthology," forthcoming Dec. 2022 ...

Florida has the second highest number of school-related book bans in the country, according to an analysis published last week by PEN America, a free speech and literary organization. There are 566 ...

Oakland, CA—Called by The New York Times “The Blue Collar PEN,” PEN Oakland announces the Winners of the 33rd Annual PEN Oakland Josephine Miles Awards. The 2022 PEN Oakland Award winners will be ...