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Banned Books Week highlights the growing trend of school book removals, particularly in Florida and Texas.

CensorshipBooksEducationOct 5, 2026score 0.352 posts · 0 replies across 2 instances
The cluster discusses the increase in school book bans, highlighting Stephen King as the most banned author and noting Florida and Texas as leading states in this trend. It connects the issue to broader themes of censorship and the importance of reading.

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Banned Books Week highlights the growing trend of school book removals, particularly in Florida and Texas.
Parent: CensorshipEntity: Banned Books WeekImpact: negativeDate: Oct 5, 2026 - Oct 6, 2026Target: Banned Books Week
School book removals have reached record highs, with Stephen King being the most frequently banned author.
Parent: EducationEntity: School Book RemovalsImpact: negativeDate: Oct 5, 2026 - Oct 6, 2026Target: School book removals

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"Jane Eyre" has joined the list for the first time, Florida and Texas are the biggest banners, and Stephen King is still the most banned author. Search Surf to discover what people are saying about Banned Books Week. https://surf.social/feed/surf%2Fsearch%2Fbanned%20books%20week?mtm_campaign=searches&mtm_kwd=banned_books #Books #BannedBooksWeek #Censorship
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> Stephen King is the most banned author as school book removals hit record high https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/florida-texas-lead-record-12000-school-book-bans-pen-america-report-fi-rcna601684 May need to pick up some Stephen King. Been a while. #books #reading #BannedBooks #censorship
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