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 recorded 4,349 instances of book bans across 23 states and 52 public school districts. The report says more books were banned in those six months than in the 12 months of the 2022-2023 school year.
