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A Washington Post analysis of 986 books challenged in school libraries between 2021 and 2022 found that nearly 42% of the books challenged had LGBTQ+ themes or characters and 28% had characters of ...
Elmer Gantry was banned in the Irish Free State. [167] The House of Gold: Liam O'Flaherty: 1929 Novel The first book to be banned by the Irish Free State for alleged "indecency". Republished in 2013. [168] A Farewell to Arms: Ernest Hemingway: 1929 Novel Suppressed in the Irish Free State. [166] Marriage and Morals: Bertrand Russell: 1929 Non ...
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.
The ALA revealed in an earlier news release this year that 17 U.S. states challenged more than 100 book titles in 2023. Florida and Texas, by far, challenged the most books in 2023 with a combined ...
The series was most frequently challenged in 2001 and 2002, before falling to second-most challenged book in 2003. [93] The ALA cites the reasons for censorship as "anti-family, occult/Satanism, religious viewpoint, violence", [93] but the American Civil Liberties Union of Texas's "Free People Read Freely" report also cited concerns over sexual ...
Sept. 22-28 is Banned Books Week. See a list of the top 10 most challenged books, and which state had the most in 2023.
Banned Books Week, an annual awareness campaign that draws attention to banned and challenged books [56] Freedom to Read Foundation, a non-profit anti-censorship organization that has been active in First Amendment-based challenges to book removals from libraries [57]
PEN America, a free speech advocacy group, found that book bans nearly tripled during the 2023-2024 academic year with over 10,000 books banned in public schools.