The book surprised Winfrey she said because of Lamb's work with women in prison for the past 20 years. "I was so surprised this is a story about a guy, because I would have thought you would have ...

PEN America says there was an "unprecedented" surge in book bans during the latter half of 2023, according to a new report. The free expression group says that from July-December of last year, it ...

Kasey Meehan, program director of PEN America's Freedom to Read (speaking at a video press conference in April) : "We define a book ban as any action taken against a book based on its content that ...