Fem års data visar de mest förbjudna böckerna i USA

Våren 2026 markerar fem år av ökande bokutmaningar och borttagningar i amerikanska skolor och bibliotek. PEN America har dokumenterat omkring 23 000 förbud sedan läsåret 2021, även om det faktiska antalet tros vara betydligt högre. En ny analys av officiella listor belyser de titlar och författare som oftast har blivit föremål för åtgärder.

American Library Association och PEN America har sammanställt de mest detaljerade register som finns tillgängliga. The Perks of Being a Wallflower av Stephen Chbosky toppar de sammanslagna listorna med åtta förekomster. Därefter följer All Boys Aren’t Blue, The Bluest Eye, Gender Queer och Tricks, som alla förekommer sju gånger. Ellen Hopkins toppar listan över författare med tjugo titlar, före Sarah J. Maas med arton.

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