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Banned in the UK 1985–1988 for revealing secrets. Wright was a former MI5 intelligence officer and his book was banned before it was even published in 1987. [275] [276] Lord Horror: David Britton: 1990 1991 1992 Novel Banned in England in 1991 where it was found obscene; it is currently the last book to be banned in the UK.
Several uses of racial slurs, the book's portrayal of slavery, and references to rape 1936 — — — Goosebumps (series) R. L. Stine: Supernatural themes, violence, and encouraging disobedience 1992–1997 46 94 15 Gossip Girl (series) Cecily von Ziegesar: Drugs, offensive language, sexually explicit 2002–2011 56 22 — The Grapes of Wrath ...
Data from PEN America, a nonprofit organization that tracks book bans, shows Florida as the state with by far the most book bans between July 2021 and December 2023, followed by Texas.
Adolf Hitler's Mein Kampf has been banned by several European governments. [1] [2] [3] This is an index of lists of banned books, which contain books that have been banned or censored by religious authority or government.
Florida and Texas, by far, challenged the most books in 2023 with a combined total of more than 4,000 titles. A full map of what U.S. states are challenging books can be found online at the ALA's ...
During the first half of the 2022-23 school year there were 1,477 instances of individual books banned, ... found book bans are most prevalent in Texas, Florida, Missouri, Utah and South Carolina ...
Banned Books Week is the product of a national alliance between organizations who strive to bring awareness to banned books. [123] Founded by first amendment and library activist Judy Krug and the Association of American Publishers in 1982, the event aims to bring banned books "to the attention of the American public".
Books by and about people of color and the LGBTQ+ community are under attack. Here's a list of the most banned books and why access to diverse books matters.