PHOENIX (3TV/CBS 5)-- It’s Banned Books Week! Banning books is nothing new. In fact, the first book ban in the U.S. took place in 1637, according to Harvard researchers. The American Library ...

On a special episode (first released on October 9, 2025) of The Excerpt podcast: For this Banned Books Week, we looked at what kinds of books are being pulled from school and library shelves. USA ...

Book censorship is … becoming the norm? For those who honor the work and dedication of our librarians, booksellers, authors and fellow readers, that’s the disturbing conclusion of a just-published PEN ...

Over 3,700 unique books were banned during the 2024-2025 school year, more than double the number of titles PEN America tracked in the 2021-2022 school year when it began counting. The nonprofit, ...

Michigan libraries and First Amendment groups are urging the public to take a stand against censorship and read a banned book this week. Banned Books Week, which ends Saturday, Oct. 11, is themed ...

An East Valley driver is charged after a violent wreck left his passenger dead in Mesa earlier this year. On Tuesday, Mesa police arrested Isaiah Torres, 22, after a grand jury indicted him for second ...