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New PEN America Report Finds Nonfiction Increasingly Targeted by Book Banners in U.S. Schools
“The content of these books that are disappearing speaks volumes about both the stories, identities, and facts that are being suppressed, and about the political and cultural attack on public education across the U.S.,” the report states.
The post New PEN America Report Finds Nonfiction Increasingly Targeted by Book Banners in U.S. Schools appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.
https://publishingperspectives.com/2026/05/new-pen-america-report-finds-nonfiction-increasingly-targeted-by-book-banners-in-u-s-schools/ -
New PEN America Report Finds Nonfiction Increasingly Targeted by Book Banners in U.S. Schools
“The content of these books that are disappearing speaks volumes about both the stories, identities, and facts that are being suppressed, and about the political and cultural attack on public education across the U.S.,” the report states.
The post New PEN America Report Finds Nonfiction Increasingly Targeted by Book Banners in U.S. Schools appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.
https://publishingperspectives.com/2026/05/new-pen-america-report-finds-nonfiction-increasingly-targeted-by-book-banners-in-u-s-schools/ -
New PEN America Report Finds Nonfiction Increasingly Targeted by Book Banners in U.S. Schools
“The content of these books that are disappearing speaks volumes about both the stories, identities, and facts that are being suppressed, and about the political and cultural attack on public education across the U.S.,” the report states.
The post New PEN America Report Finds Nonfiction Increasingly Targeted by Book Banners in U.S. Schools appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.
https://publishingperspectives.com/2026/05/new-pen-america-report-finds-nonfiction-increasingly-targeted-by-book-banners-in-u-s-schools/ -
New PEN America Report Finds Nonfiction Increasingly Targeted by Book Banners in U.S. Schools
“The content of these books that are disappearing speaks volumes about both the stories, identities, and facts that are being suppressed, and about the political and cultural attack on public education across the U.S.,” the report states.
The post New PEN America Report Finds Nonfiction Increasingly Targeted by Book Banners in U.S. Schools appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.
https://publishingperspectives.com/2026/05/new-pen-america-report-finds-nonfiction-increasingly-targeted-by-book-banners-in-u-s-schools/ -
BOOK CHALLENGES HIT UNPRECEDENTED LEVELS, GRIPPING LIBRARIES AND SCHOOLS
Thousands of book titles are being challenged in US libraries and schools. Learn why and which states are most affected by these censorship attempts.
#BookBans, #LibraryCensorship, #SchoolLibraries, #FreedomToRead, #PENAmerica
https://newsletter.tf/us-book-bans-rise-in-libraries-schools/
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Book challenges in US schools and libraries have reached record highs, with over 6,870 instances recorded in the last academic year. This is a significant increase from previous years.
#BookBans, #LibraryCensorship, #SchoolLibraries, #FreedomToRead, #PENAmerica
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Fired for refusing to remove LGBTQ+ books, Tennessee librarian says she’d do it again
https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/fired-tn-library-director-speaks
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Fired for refusing to remove LGBTQ+ books, Tennessee librarian says she’d do it again
https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/fired-tn-library-director-speaks
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Fired for refusing to remove LGBTQ+ books, Tennessee librarian says she’d do it again
https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/fired-tn-library-director-speaks
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Fired for refusing to remove LGBTQ+ books, Tennessee librarian says she’d do it again
https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/fired-tn-library-director-speaks
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Fired for refusing to remove LGBTQ+ books, Tennessee librarian says she’d do it again
https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/fired-tn-library-director-speaks
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Tennessee board fires library director who refused to comply with LGBTQ+ book purge
https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/tennessee-librarian-fired-lgbtq-books
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Tennessee board fires library director who refused to comply with LGBTQ+ book purge
https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/tennessee-librarian-fired-lgbtq-books
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Tennessee board fires library director who refused to comply with LGBTQ+ book purge
https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/tennessee-librarian-fired-lgbtq-books
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Tennessee board fires library director who refused to comply with LGBTQ+ book purge
https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/tennessee-librarian-fired-lgbtq-books
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Tennessee board fires library director who refused to comply with LGBTQ+ book purge
https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/tennessee-librarian-fired-lgbtq-books
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Tennessee library board meets to weigh firing librarian who refused LGBTQ+ book purge
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Tennessee library board meets to weigh firing librarian who refused LGBTQ+ book purge
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Tennessee library board meets to weigh firing librarian who refused LGBTQ+ book purge
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Tennessee library board meets to weigh firing librarian who refused LGBTQ+ book purge
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Tennessee library board meets to weigh firing librarian who refused LGBTQ+ book purge
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Love this: "The Forbidden Words Quilt, led by Lorraine Woodruff-Long and Patricia Hickey, is a community quilt project launched in August 2025 and completed in 2026 with contributions from 195 quilters from all 50 U.S. states and D.C. and 5 countries. The quilt features 384 words and phrases identified by #PENAmerica.org [@penamerica] that are among the growing list of words being scrubbed from government websites and documents and flagged for review by federal agencies."
https://mailchi.mp/quiltinginthefog/july2024-6423127#mctoc1h/t @lschiff
#BannedWords #Censorship #DefendResearch #Quilts #Quilting #Trump #TrumpVResearch #USPol #USPolitics
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Love this: "The Forbidden Words Quilt, led by Lorraine Woodruff-Long and Patricia Hickey, is a community quilt project launched in August 2025 and completed in 2026 with contributions from 195 quilters from all 50 U.S. states and D.C. and 5 countries. The quilt features 384 words and phrases identified by #PENAmerica.org [@penamerica] that are among the growing list of words being scrubbed from government websites and documents and flagged for review by federal agencies."
https://mailchi.mp/quiltinginthefog/july2024-6423127#mctoc1h/t @lschiff
#BannedWords #Censorship #DefendResearch #Quilts #Quilting #Trump #TrumpVResearch #USPol #USPolitics
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Love this: "The Forbidden Words Quilt, led by Lorraine Woodruff-Long and Patricia Hickey, is a community quilt project launched in August 2025 and completed in 2026 with contributions from 195 quilters from all 50 U.S. states and D.C. and 5 countries. The quilt features 384 words and phrases identified by #PENAmerica.org [@penamerica] that are among the growing list of words being scrubbed from government websites and documents and flagged for review by federal agencies."
https://mailchi.mp/quiltinginthefog/july2024-6423127#mctoc1h/t @lschiff
#BannedWords #Censorship #DefendResearch #Quilts #Quilting #Trump #TrumpVResearch #USPol #USPolitics
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Love this: "The Forbidden Words Quilt, led by Lorraine Woodruff-Long and Patricia Hickey, is a community quilt project launched in August 2025 and completed in 2026 with contributions from 195 quilters from all 50 U.S. states and D.C. and 5 countries. The quilt features 384 words and phrases identified by #PENAmerica.org [@penamerica] that are among the growing list of words being scrubbed from government websites and documents and flagged for review by federal agencies."
https://mailchi.mp/quiltinginthefog/july2024-6423127#mctoc1h/t @lschiff
#BannedWords #Censorship #DefendResearch #Quilts #Quilting #Trump #TrumpVResearch #USPol #USPolitics
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Love this: "The Forbidden Words Quilt, led by Lorraine Woodruff-Long and Patricia Hickey, is a community quilt project launched in August 2025 and completed in 2026 with contributions from 195 quilters from all 50 U.S. states and D.C. and 5 countries. The quilt features 384 words and phrases identified by #PENAmerica.org [@penamerica] that are among the growing list of words being scrubbed from government websites and documents and flagged for review by federal agencies."
https://mailchi.mp/quiltinginthefog/july2024-6423127#mctoc1h/t @lschiff
#BannedWords #Censorship #DefendResearch #Quilts #Quilting #Trump #TrumpVResearch #USPol #USPolitics
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CECOT story pulled by Bari Weiss gets viewed anyway thanks to Canadian streaming service
https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.advocate.com/news/cecot-story-goes-viral-online
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CECOT story pulled by Bari Weiss gets viewed anyway thanks to Canadian streaming service
https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.advocate.com/news/cecot-story-goes-viral-online
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CECOT story pulled by Bari Weiss gets viewed anyway thanks to Canadian streaming service
https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.advocate.com/news/cecot-story-goes-viral-online
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CECOT story pulled by Bari Weiss gets viewed anyway thanks to Canadian streaming service
https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.advocate.com/news/cecot-story-goes-viral-online
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CECOT story pulled by Bari Weiss gets viewed anyway thanks to Canadian streaming service
https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.advocate.com/news/cecot-story-goes-viral-online
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Tennessee whistleblower says library board chair sought private data as part of state's book purge
https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.advocate.com/news/tennessee-library-books-purge
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Tennessee whistleblower says library board chair sought private data as part of state's book purge
https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.advocate.com/news/tennessee-library-books-purge
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Tennessee whistleblower says library board chair sought private data as part of state's book purge
https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.advocate.com/news/tennessee-library-books-purge
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Tennessee whistleblower says library board chair sought private data as part of state's book purge
https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.advocate.com/news/tennessee-library-books-purge
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Tennessee whistleblower says library board chair sought private data as part of state's book purge
https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.advocate.com/news/tennessee-library-books-purge
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North Carolina county dissolves library board for refusing to toss book about a trans kid
https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.advocate.com/news/north-carolina-library-dissolved-transgender
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North Carolina county dissolves library board for refusing to toss book about a trans kid
https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.advocate.com/news/north-carolina-library-dissolved-transgender
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North Carolina county dissolves library board for refusing to toss book about a trans kid
https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.advocate.com/news/north-carolina-library-dissolved-transgender
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North Carolina county dissolves library board for refusing to toss book about a trans kid
https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.advocate.com/news/north-carolina-library-dissolved-transgender
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North Carolina county dissolves library board for refusing to toss book about a trans kid
https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.advocate.com/news/north-carolina-library-dissolved-transgender
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Freedom to Read Advocates Sound Alarm on Plan to Review Library Collections
Tennessee Secretary of State Tre Hargett demand that public libraries review their collections for “age-appropriateness” and for compliance with a controversial Trump executive order on gender identity.
https://publishingperspectives.com/2025/11/freedom-to-read-advocates-sound-alarm-on-plan-to-review-library-collections/#EveryLibrary #JohnChrastka #PENAmerica #Tennessee #TreHargett
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Freedom to Read Advocates Sound Alarm on Plan to Review Library Collections
Tennessee Secretary of State Tre Hargett demand that public libraries review their collections for “age-appropriateness” and for compliance with a controversial Trump executive order on gender identity.
https://publishingperspectives.com/2025/11/freedom-to-read-advocates-sound-alarm-on-plan-to-review-library-collections/#EveryLibrary #JohnChrastka #PENAmerica #Tennessee #TreHargett
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Freedom to Read Advocates Sound Alarm on Plan to Review Library Collections
Tennessee Secretary of State Tre Hargett demand that public libraries review their collections for “age-appropriateness” and for compliance with a controversial Trump executive order on gender identity.
https://publishingperspectives.com/2025/11/freedom-to-read-advocates-sound-alarm-on-plan-to-review-library-collections/#EveryLibrary #JohnChrastka #PENAmerica #Tennessee #TreHargett
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Freedom to Read Advocates Sound Alarm on Plan to Review Library Collections
Tennessee Secretary of State Tre Hargett demand that public libraries review their collections for “age-appropriateness” and for compliance with a controversial Trump executive order on gender identity.
https://publishingperspectives.com/2025/11/freedom-to-read-advocates-sound-alarm-on-plan-to-review-library-collections/#EveryLibrary #JohnChrastka #PENAmerica #Tennessee #TreHargett
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Southern states ban transgender books from YA and children's sections in libraries
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Southern states ban transgender books from YA and children's sections in libraries
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Southern states ban transgender books from YA and children's sections in libraries
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Southern states ban transgender books from YA and children's sections in libraries
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Southern states ban transgender books from YA and children's sections in libraries