NEW YORK, Oct. 9 [Category: Media] -- PEN America, an organization that says it stands at the intersection of literature and human rights to protect free expression, posted the following news release:

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Nearly 12,000 School Book Bans Nationwide in 2025-2026--Biggest Number in a Single Year

Sold, the Award-Winning Novel about a Teenage Trafficking Victim, Was the Top Banned Book

October 5, 2026

(NEW YORK)-- PEN America today rep . . .

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