Eleven of the ‘most challenged’ books of 2025 as book bans remain at record highs in US

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsEleven of the ‘most challenged’ books of 2025 as book bans remain at record highs in USOverall, the ALA's Office for Intellectual Freedom recorded challenges to 4,235 different worksHillel Italie Monday 20 April 2026 15:21 BSTBookmarkBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":false,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"CF1:2961043To1","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/american-library-association-the-most-challenged-books-of-2025-b2961130.html","title":"Book bans remain at record highs with 11 novels topping list of most targeted"}}CloseHigh school student's defiant protest of book ban during graduation ceremonySign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailGet our free Inside Washington emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_INSIDE_WASHINGTON","regTitle":"Inside Washington","subscriptionGroup":"inside_washington","subscriptionGroupId":"af764e04-87eb-45e6-a84b-a7455ba70a1e","type":"inside_washington","pathPrefix":"/news/world/americas/us-politics","associatedAuthors":["Eric Garcia","John Bowden"],"title":"Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Washington email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/insideWashington1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideWashingtonNews","regSourceSection":"US politics","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"},"isClimate":false}Book...