When Esquire first published a version of this list two years ago, book banning in the United States had reached a fever pitch. Attempted bans had surged to their highest level in the history of the American Library Association (ALA), lawmakers were advancing punitive legislation against librarians and educators, and Senator Ted Cruz was crying about racist babies in a Congressional hearing (yes, seriously). Two years later, little has changed. In a consequential election year, your right to read is on the ballot. To show you exactly what's at stake, we've compiled a list of the ten most-challenged books of 2023, In a consequential election year, your right to read is on the ballot. To show you exactly what's at stake, we've compiled a list of the ten most-challenged books of the year, along with the supposed rationale behind the controversies they've sparked. |
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