The number of reported challenges to books doubled in 2022 — and the number of challenges to unique titles was up nearly 40 percent over 2021 — according to data released by the American ...

Of the 4,231 unique book titles banned during the 2023-24 school year, PEN America analyzed the 1,091 titles banned by two or more school districts in the country.

According to the American Library Association, 47% of the 4,240 unique book titles targeted for censorship in 2023 were about or by LGBTQ+ people and people of color.

The targeting of unique book titles increased by 65% from 2022 to 2023, reaching the highest level ever documented by ALA.

Overall, the report found that more than 1,500 unique book titles were removed in the last school year. The organization reported that book bans happened in 153 districts across 33 states.

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That’s down from 695 cases and 1,915 unique titles challenged during the same period last year, and puts the 2024 numbers on pace to come in well below 2023, when ALA tracked a total of 1,247 ...

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It’s true that in the first eight months of 2024, the ALA logged 414 attempts to censor books, involving 1,128 unique titles – fewer than the record-shattering 2023 figures.

Books with LGBTQ+ or racial themes or characters from marginalized groups also continue to be targeted. PEN America’s report does not reflect the banning of unique titles, so if a dozen school ...

The number of reported challenges and attempted bans to books doubled in 2022 according to data released by the American Library Association's Office of Intellectual Freedom Monday.