As a new report from PEN America aggregates two years of data on book bans to show how they stigmatize specific authors, Lauren Groff — author of “Florida” and the recent novel “The Vaster Wilds” — ...

"What students can read in schools provides the foundation for their lives," says PEN America Eric Charbonneau/Getty; Lou Rocco/ABC via Getty; VALERIE MACON/AFP via Getty Book bans are sharply on the ...

A pile of challenged books appear at the Utah Pride Center in Salt Lake City on Dec. 16, 2021. Attempted book bannings and restrictions at school and public libraries continue to surge, according to a ...

To hear PEN America and Moms For Liberty speak about the dangers of a society curtailing free speech, you may need to squint to see the differences. Both organizations profess an unwavering commitment ...

In the 2022-2023 school year, Florida led the nation in the surge of book challenges and bans, according to free expression advocacy group PEN America. This year, the number of bans has more than ...

PEN America released its list of the most-banned books of the 2024-2025 school year on Wednesday – and warned that the number of books challenged or banned in public school districts across the ...

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 ...

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Criticism over freedom of expression nonprofit PEN America's response to the humanitarian crisis in Gaza has mounted steadily since October 7, and came to a boiling point this week, with its Literary ...