Banned Books Week 2022: Banned/Challenged Books Lists

Danika Ellis breaks down the list by topic, age group, and more. Among her observations, "Anything that mentions gender, race, culture, or sexuality is up for grabs."

Book bans in public schools have recurred throughout American history, and have long been an issue of concern to PEN America, as a literary and free expression advocacy organization. Over the past nine months, the scope of such censorship has expanded rapidly. In response, PEN America has collated an Index of School Book Bans, offering a snapshot of the trend. The Index documents decisions to ban books in school libraries and classrooms in the United States from July 1, 2021 to March 31, 2022.

This report offers an update on the count in PEN America’s previous report, Banned in the USA: Rising School Book Bans Threaten Free Expression and Students’ First Amendment Rights (April 2022), which covered the first nine months of the school year (July 2021 to March 2022). It also sheds light on the role of organized efforts to drive many of the bans.

Featuring "Things You Can Do" and Virtual Events during Banned Book Week 2022.

Barnes & Noble's Top 10 Most Challenged Books 2022 with reviews.

FTRF protects and defends the First Amendment to the Constitution and supports the right of libraries to collect - and individuals to access - information.

PEN America is the largest of the more than 100 centers worldwide that make up the PEN International network. PEN America works to ensure that people everywhere have the freedom to create literature, to convey information and ideas, to express their views, and to access the views, ideas, and literatures of others.

Challenged books as well as multiple links to organizations supporting the freedom to read and taking a stand against censorship.

Texas Tribune's list of banned books from Texas Rep. Matt Krause

The American Library Association condemns censorship and works to ensure free access to information. Every year, the Office for Intellectual Freedom (OIF) compiles a list of the Top 10 Most Challenged Books in order to inform the public about censorship in libraries and schools. The lists are based on information from media stories and voluntary reports sent to OIF from communities across the U.S.

A list of banned and challenged books, recent and historical.