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There Were 1,269 Efforts to Ban Books in 2022. These Were the Most Targeted.

Efforts to censor books and other resources in libraries nearly doubled in 2022, according to the American Library Association

By Jennifer Calfas

April 24, 2023 8:00 am ET

‘Gender Queer’ by Maia Kobabe is one of the books that has faced challenges. Photo: H. Rick Bamman/Zuma Press

A graphic-novel memoir about gender identity. A collection of personal essays by a queer Black activist. Toni Morrison’s first novel.

These books were among the most-challenged titles in U.S. libraries in 2022, according to a new report from the American Library Association.

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