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ALA Reports Record Book Bans in 2025 as Coordinated Challenges Surge

The ALA says organized campaigns now drive most book challenges.

Utah Adds Stephen King’s ‘Bag of Bones’ to Statewide School Ban List, Reaching 23 Titles

ACLU Sues Utah Over Statewide School Book Bans After List Grows to 22 Titles

PEN America Names 'Looking for Alaska' Most-Banned Book as 2024–25 School Bans Climb

Atwood Honored at Eleanor Roosevelt–PEN America Awards as Ceremony Confronts U.S. Book Bans

George Takei Named Honorary Chair for 2025 Banned Books Week

Alberta Pauses Book Removal Order After Uproar Over School Library Lists