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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 ...
Since 2001, the American Library Association has posted the top ten most frequently challenged books per year on their website. [4] Using the Radcliffe Publishing Course Top 100 Novels of the 20th Century, ALA has also noted banned and challenged classics. [5] The ALA does not claim comprehensiveness in recording challenges.
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.
Banned books are books or other printed works such as essays or plays which have been prohibited by law, or to which free access has been restricted by other means. The practice of banning books is a form of censorship , from political, legal, religious, moral, or commercial motives.
The most commonly banned books in America include children’s books, te en books, and titles written for adults that address topics like race, mental health, LGBTQ issues, politics, and/or ...
Author Jesse Andrews, whose 2012 novel “Me and Earl and the Dying Girl” became the 10th-most-banned book in America last year, questions the real harm of exposing young people to books.
The Banned Book Club, an online resource allows readers to check out books banned by local libraries [55] Queer Liberation Library, is an LGBT digital library that aims to provide resources representing LGBT communities that is accessible to those living in areas where physical access to LGBT books is limited [42] Banned Books Week, an annual ...
Author Alex Gino, whose book “Melissa” is one of the most banned novels in America, believes that the more a book is challenged, the more its story needs to be told.