PEN America's latest report on book bans is glaring, but "Matrix" author Lauren Groff is on the front lines and opening a banned-book shop in Florida. (Smith Collection / Gado via Getty Images; Brad ...

You may know Claire Messud from such terrific books as "The Emperor's Children" or "The Woman Upstairs." Her new novel, "This Strange Eventful History" (W.W. Norton), uses the outlines of her own ...

During the 2022-23 school year, PEN America recorded 3,362 book bans nationally, a 33-percent jump over the previous school year. Florida led the country in book bans, a PEN America report released ...

Florida is No. 1 for book removals in public schools for the third year in a row, according to a new report released Wednesday by the national free expression group PEN America. PEN America, which has ...

Tennessee has the third highest number of book bans in school libraries across the nation, according to a yearly report by First Amendment literary advocacy group PEN America. The report documents ...