ALA Most Challenged Books of 2023
The American Library Association (ALA) has released their Top 10 Most Challenged Books of 2023, including some works and authors of genre interest:
- Me and Earl and the Dying Girl, Jesse Andrews (Amulet Books)
- The Perks of Being a Wallflower, Stephen Chbosky (MTV Books)
- This Book Is Gay, Juno Dawson (Sourcebooks Fire)
- The Bluest Eye, Toni Morrison (Vintage)
The ALA listed the top 10 most challenged books amid a record number of books targeted for censorship in 2023. Over 4,240 challenges were recorded by the ALA, a “65% surge over 2022 numbers.” The ALA archive of the most challenged books dates back to 2001, and the ALA is accepting donations to strengthen their efforts to fight censorship in publishing, schools, and libraries.
For more information, see the ALA site.
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