WASHINGTON — This week marks Banned Books Week, an annual celebration of literature that has drawn the ire of governments around the world. The American Library Association puts on the weeklong event ...

Some books are banned for the sexually explicit content in the story, and that was the case for one romantasy novel in 2025.

Most-banned book was Sold, a 2006 novel by Patricia McCormick about sex trafficking in India ...

Netflix has officially adapted one of history’s most frequently banned books, and it’s already emerging as a streaming hit.

Every year, the ALA compiles a list of books that have been heavily censored that year. Here are 10 of the most banned titles ...

Jenna Bush Hager is taking a page out of her mom's book. The "Today" show co-host sounded off against banned books and ...

PEN America published a report on May 7 that said more than 3,500 unique titles were removed from school classrooms and ...

Every book on the American Library Association’s list of the top 10 most challenged books in the country has been restricted or removed in various Tennessee public school libraries. The American ...

Famous banned books are cultural flashpoints that push us to think critically about the harms, experiences and consequences of our human experiences. Famous banned books disappear from shelves in ...

This banned book adaptation holds up.

Loading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player... I got a call today from an author friend. He’s distraught. “What’s wrong?” I ask. “My books—they haven’t been banned.” “So—that’s good, ...