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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Sarah Shaffi

Calls to ban books hit highest level ever recorded in the US

The ALA said in 2022  it saw the highest number of reports of calls to remove or restrict books since it began compiling data.
The ALA said in 2022 it saw the highest number of reports of calls to remove or restrict books since it began compiling data. Photograph: Rick Bowmer/AP

Juno Dawson’s This Book Is Gay was among the books most requested for removal or restriction in libraries in the US in 2022, according to new data on banned books.

The list of books, released by the American Library Association (ALA) to mark the start of National Libraries Week, shows that titles were challenged most often because they contained LGBTQ+ representation or content that the complainants deemed sexually explicit.

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