Book censorship is … becoming the norm?

For those who honor the work and dedication of our librarians, booksellers, authors and fellow readers, that’s the disturbing conclusion of a just-published PEN America study , “The Normalization of Book Banning,” which reports that current efforts to ban books are “rampant” and “unprecedented.”

“Never before in the life of any living American have so many books been systematically removed from school libraries across the country,” the report reads.

Banned Books Week 2025 is Oct. 5-11 this year, and Let Freedom Read Day , which focuses on a variety of activities, including contacting elected representatives and reading a banned book, is Oct. 11.

Under pressure from groups that are overwhelmingly taking aim at books by or about people of colo

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