10 days ago · United States
Works by Canadian authors Margaret Atwood and Ryan North among books banned in U.S. schools
What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a general story. CBC Canada is the outlet attached so far. The reports are tied to United States. The first report grouped here was at 6 Oct 2026, 15:59 UTC. The headline in use is “Works by Canadian authors Margaret Atwood and Ryan North among books banned in U.S. schools”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
Nearly 12,000 bans took place in American 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.
Story timeline
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- First reported by CBC Canada
Works by Canadian authors Margaret Atwood and Ryan North among books banned in U.S. schools
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- CBC Canada