Stephen King leads authors with most books banned in schools

Nearly 12,000 books were pulled off the shelves of schools nationwide in 2025. The author with the most book bans was Maine’s ...
TheWrap

Stephen King Is the Most-Banned Author in US Schools, PEN America Study Finds

Stephen King is the most-banned author in U.S. schools. According to PEN America’s Banned in the USA, the King of Horror has the most banned or censored books of any author throughout the United ...

PEN America: Nearly 12,000 school book bans in a year, a record high

A new study from PEN America reveals that there were nearly 12,000 book bans in public schools over the past year, the ...
The Daily Beast

Trump Nemesis Tops the List of Most Banned Authors in U.S. Schools

Stephen King has been named the author most likely to be banned from schools in the U.S., according to a new study that reveals his novels have been censored hundreds of times. A study by PEN America ...