The majority of books banned last school year highlighted stories featuring people of color and LGBTQ+ characters and subjects. A recent analysis of thousands of banned titles by PEN America ...

More than one-third, 39%, of banned titles with pictures or illustrated content included LGBTQ themes and characters. Picture books made up about 2% of all banned titles, and PEN America found ...

1.The Lonesome Dove series: "I would read a hundred books about those characters and then ask for a hundred more." "I think a big reason why we get so close to the characters is because we get to ...

EDITOR'S NOTE: Knox County Schools leaders have identified 48 books the district will pull ... They also tended to feature characters of color. In addition, we found book bans were more common ...