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Dua Lipa Opens Manifesto Library of Banned Books in Porto

A permanent, curated collection of roughly 100 challenged titles will use readings and public events to defend free expression and encourage debate.

Tennessee District Pulls Alex Haley’s ‘Roots’ From School Libraries Over Content Ruling

Greater Manchester School Used AI to Justify Removing 193 Library Books

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

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

German Reviews Take Stock of Eran Riklis’s Lolita lesen in Teheran

‘Reading Lolita in Tehran’ Film Captures Women’s Reality, Loses Literary Depth

Potsdam Book-Burning Memorial Damaged in Attack, Police Probe Motive

Görlitz Police Seek Witnesses After Books Burned at Memorial

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

Book Bans Fall From Peak, PEN America Warns of ‘Silent Censorship’

PEN America Names Most-Banned Books as 2024–25 School Removals Hit New Peak

PEN America Reports 6,870 School Book Bans in 2024–25, Naming Stephen King Most-Banned Author

George Takei Named Honorary Chair for 2025 Banned Books Week

Organized Efforts Drive 72% of U.S. Book Challenges in 2024, Report Finds

Federal Judge Blocks Iowa Book Ban for Second Time Over Constitutional Concerns

Royal Society of Literature Faces Leadership Resignations Amid Governance and Free Speech Disputes

Wales Removes 'Of Mice and Men' from GCSE Curriculum Over Racism Concerns

Jodi Picoult's 'Nineteen Minutes' Leads 2023-24 Banned Books List

Banned Books Week Highlights Surge in School Book Bans