How many of these banned books have you read? Celebrate the freedom to read by picking up one (or all) of them.
The 50 Most Banned Books in America: How Many Have You Read?
What books are banned in 2025? Thousands of titles have been removed from public schools across the country.
Banned Books Week is an annual event celebrating the freedom to read. Typically held during the last week of September, it spotlights current and historical attempts to censor books in libraries and schools. Banned Books Week brings together the entire book community — librarians, booksellers, publishers, journalists, teachers, and readers — in shared support of the freedom to seek and ...
Banned Books Week has begun and new titles are dominating this year's top challenged list. Banned Books Week is Oct. 5-11 and this year's theme is, "Censorship Is so 1984. Read for Your Rights ...
See the top 10 most banned books in America - USA TODAY
The Most Banned and Challenged Books in the US in 2025 - BOOK RIOT
Book bans are on the rise in America. During the 2024-2025 school year, PEN America recorded 6,870 instances of books banned, from those centering racial inequality and LGBTQ+ themes to classics like 1984 and Anne Frank’s Diary. These bans were driven by new laws and regulations limiting the kinds of books that children can access. We at Penguin Random House fervently oppose these attempts ...
In 2025, 5,668 books were banned – representing 66% of the total number challenged – with an additional 920 censored through access restriction, such as relocation on the library shelves.