NEW YORK CITY, New York: A new PEN America report paints a stark picture of the ongoing book censorship battle in U.S. schools, revealing Stephen King as the most frequently banned author and underscoring a widening divide between states that aggressively restrict access to books and those that are moving to safeguard them.

Released this week, Banned in the USA documented more than 6,800 bans in the 2024–2

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