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A federal judge has paused a lawsuit against the Escambia County School Board over book removals. The lawsuit was filed by free speech group PEN America and publisher Penguin Random House, alleging ...

Staley was the founding lead singer of Alice in Chains, which formed in Seattle in 1987. Layne’s raw, emotive vocals helped define the popular Seattle grunge band’s sound. While guitarist/backing ...

To hear PEN America and Moms For Liberty speak about the dangers of a society curtailing free speech, you may need to squint to see the differences. Both organizations profess an unwavering commitment ...

Restrictions on books in public schools have become “rampant and common,” according to a new report by the free speech organization PEN America, so frequent in some states that they are now considered ...

A new report released by PEN America outlines the disturbing new trend of book bans becoming normalized. The report tracked more than 6,800 instances of books being temporarily or permanently pulled ...

Book bans have slowly become normalized in recent years and a new report from PEN America shows the alarming consequences. Under President Trump, the book ban movement has escalated with the federal ...

Bestselling author Stephen King was named the most banned writer of the 2024-25 school year in PEN America’s latest report tracking book censorship in the U.S. Some 87 titles among King’s oeuvre, ...

Book bans in US public schools have sharply increased, with PEN America reporting 6,870 instances in the 2024–2025 academic year. While lower than the previous year's figure, the number remains more ...

PEN America's report found 6,870 instances of book bans in 2024 and 2025. Books bans in public schools have become a "new normal" in the U.S., escalating since 2021, according to one advocacy group.

RUTHERFORD COUNTY, Tenn. (WKRN) — According to a new report, Tennessee ranks third in the country with more than 1,600 books banned over the last year. According to PEN America, a literary freedom of ...

PEN America’s annual report on banned books shows more than 6,800 instances of books being temporarily or permanently removed for the 2024-2025 school year. Three states account for 80% of those bans.