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Stephen King is the most banned author in U.S. schools, PEN report says

Headline from Anchorage Daily News

PEN America’s “Banned in the USA” tracks over 6,800 instances of books being pulled for the 2024-2025 school year. Around 80% of these bans originated in Florida, Texas, and Tennessee.

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  1. NBC Los Angeles

    Stephen King is the most banned author in U.S. schools (opens NBC Los Angeles)

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    A new report on book bans in U.S. schools finds Stephen King as the author most likely to be censored.

  2. Anchorage Daily News

    Stephen King is the most banned author in U.S. schools, PEN report says (opens Anchorage Daily News)

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    Anchorage Daily News's feed description

    PEN America’s “Banned in the USA” tracks over 6,800 instances of books being pulled for the 2024-2025 school year. Around 80% of these bans originated in Florida, Texas, and Tennessee.

  3. PBS NewsHour

    Stephen King is the most banned author in US schools, PEN report says (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    PEN America's "Banned in the USA," released Wednesday, tracks over 6,800 instances of books being pulled for the 2024-2025 school year.

  4. WSVN Miami

    Stephen King is the most banned author in US schools, PEN report says - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports (opens WSVN Miami)

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    NEW YORK (AP) — A new report on book bans in U.S. schools finds Stephen King as the author most likely to be censored and the country

  5. The Guardian

    Stephen King is the most banned author in US schools, according to report (opens The Guardian)

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    During the 2024-2025 school year, there were more then 6,800 instances of books being pulled, led by the horror author

  6. Breitbart News

    Stephen King Becomes 'Most Banned' Author in School Libraries for Sexual and Adult Themes (opens Breitbart News)

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    Horror novel author Stephen King has reportedly become the "most banned" author in America's school libraries.

  7. New York Post

    Stephen King ‘most banned’ author in schools as books pulled for sexual content, adult themes (opens New York Post)

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    Stephen King was found to be the most-banned author in schools across America, as some states are working to limit or eliminate book bans.

  8. NBC News

    Stephen King is the most banned author in U.S. schools, PEN report finds (opens NBC News)

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    A new report on book bans in U.S. schools finds Stephen King as the author most likely to be censored and the country divided between states actively restricting works and those attempting to limit or eliminate bans

  9. The Hill

    Stephen King named most banned author in US schools (opens The Hill)

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    Best-selling author Stephen King was named the most banned writers of the 2024-2025 school year in PEN America’s latest report tracking book censorship in the U.S. Some 87 titles among King’s oeuvre, which includes “The Stand,” “It” and “The Shining,” were banned 206 times during the school year, PE…

  10. The Hollywood Reporter

    Stephen King Is Most Banned Author in U.S. Schools, PEN Report Says (opens The Hollywood Reporter)

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    A new report on book bans in U.S. schools finds Stephen King as the author most likely to be censored.

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