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Stephen King is the most banned author as school book removals hit record high
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SignalsMonitor is following this as a general story. NBC News Top Stories is the outlet attached so far. The first report grouped here was at 5 Oct 2026, 17:39 UTC. The headline in use is “Stephen King is the most banned author as school book removals hit record high”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
Nearly 12,000 bans took place in public schools over the past year, according to a new study from PEN America, the highest total since the free expression organization began tracking removals five years ago.
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Stephen King is the most banned author as school book removals hit record high
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