As a new report from PEN America aggregates two years of data on book bans to show how they stigmatize specific authors, Lauren Groff — author of “Florida” and the recent novel “The Vaster Wilds” — ...
PEN America says there was an "unprecedented" surge in book bans during the latter half of 2023, according to a new report. The free expression group says that from July-December of last year, it ...
This story was written as part of the WTOP Book Report series authored by Terik King. Read more of that coverage here. Whether you crave riveting fiction, thought-provoking nonfiction, or something in ...
As book bans in schools across the country escalate, a handful of right-wing activist organizations and Republican lawmakers are behind them, putting pressure on districts to ban books about and by ...
Author Jessica Waite discussed her memoir The Widow's Guide to Dead Bastards with the WTOP Book Report. (Cover art courtesy Atria Books, author photo courtesy of Phil Crozier) Losing a spouse can be ...
About 400 books were removed from Florida public schools in the 2024-25 school year, according to the state's Department of ...
Cumulative book bans in the United States, July 1, 2021 - December 31, 2023. See the full PEN America report here. PEN America says there was an "unprecedented" surge in book bans during the latter ...
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