Book Challenges Rise to Record 4,240 Titles in 2023 (and 2024 Doesn’t Look Good)
Last year saw a record 4,240 book titles challenged in schools and libraries, according to the American Library Association. This year looks set to be similarly bad, with censorship triggering firings and protest at an Alabama library—and a Virginia school reading program halted after complaints about a book that includes a nonbinary tree.