Banned Books List

Since 2023, more than 6,400 books have been pulled from public school shelves across 34 states — removed, restricted, or placed under review in 264 school districts, according to data compiled by PEN America. This catalog tracks every one of them: which book, which district, which state, and — where the record is clear — why.

Browse by author to see whose work gets challenged most often, by state or school district to see where the bans are concentrated, or look up a specific title below to find out whether it's been removed near you and what the objection was.