The American Library Association and the National Coalition Against Censorship say that the books with which public school libraries stock their shelves are being challenged at record rates. The ...

Utah public schools have banned Gregory Maguire’s 1995 novel, Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West, for good. The dark fantasy that reimagined author L. Frank Baum’s The ...

Jay Asher’s New York Times bestseller turned hit Netflix show “Thirteen Reasons Why” is the latest addition to Utah’s growing list of titles banned from all public schools in the state. The young ...

Thousands of books have been banned from schools over the last year, according to a new report, and just three red states account for the vast majority of the bans. “Never before in the life of any ...

Update • ‘Modern day book-burning’: Bestselling authors sue Utah officials over book bans More book bans are ushering in the 2026 winter semester, with three new titles added to Utah’s growing list of ...

PEN America's report looks back at the 2024–2025 school year – the fourth school year in the contemporary campaign to ban books – and illustrates the continued attacks on books, stories, identities, ...

The United States has a long history of book banning, and it’s not only picking up steam—it’s also becoming more problematic ...

Attempted book bans and restrictions at school and public libraries continue to surge, setting a record in 2022, according to a new report from the American Library Association being released Thursday ...

SALT LAKE CITY — More book bans are ushering in the 2026 winter semester, with three new titles added to Utah’s growing list of books prohibited in public schools. They are: “Wicked: The Life and ...