About ForbiddenBookShop.com

ForbiddenBookShop.com tracks books that have been banned or challenged in public school districts across the United States. Every entry in the catalog — the states, districts, authors, and titles — is drawn from PEN America's published book ban data covering the 2023–2025 school years.

The goal of the site is simple: make it easy for readers, parents, educators, and librarians to see which books are being removed from school shelves, where, and how often — and to make those books easy to find and buy if they choose to read them.

How the Catalog Works

Each book page shows the states and school districts where a title has been banned or challenged, along with details like publisher, page count, and a summary of the book. Author, state, and district pages roll that same data up so you can browse bans by who wrote the book or where the ban happened.

Affiliate Disclosure

Some links on this site — including links to Amazon, Bookshop.org, Books-A-Million, Barnes & Noble, and other booksellers — are affiliate links. If you make a purchase after clicking one of these links, ForbiddenBookShop.com may earn a small commission at no additional cost to you. These commissions help support the cost of researching and maintaining this catalog.

For more on how the site handles data and advertising, see our Privacy Policy.