![]() But their constituents and supporters are not fooled. “Some politicians like Florida Governor Ron DeSantis have tried to dismiss the rise in book bans as a hoax. “The heavy-handed tactics of state legislators are mandating book bans, plain and simple,” Suzanne Nossel, Chief Executive Officer of PEN America, said in the release. ![]() Two states continue to lead the country in book bans, with seven districts in Texas and 13 in Florida responsible for 795 bans, more than 50 per cent of the total. Since the organization started tracking public school book bans in July 2021, it has tracked more than 4,000 book bans of 2,253 titles. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Manage Print Subscription / Tax Receipt. ![]()
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