It's nearly triple the amount banned the previous year, an advocacy group said.
Copies of banned books from various states and school systems from around the county are seen during a press conference March 24, 2023 in Washington, DC.More than 10,000 books were removed from school library shelves over the 2023-2024 school year, free expression advocacy group PEN America said in a new reportThe count includes books both temporarily and indefinitely removed from shelves.
A Banned Book Mobile stops for an event with local authors and teachers on October 01, 2023 in Decatur, Georgia.The book bans have overwhelmingly featured stories that are by or about people of color and the LGBTQ community, according to PEN America. The restrictions have impacted titles by well-known authors including James Baldwin, Agatha Christie, Alice Walker, Jodi Picoult, Toni Morrison and more.
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