A survey held among publishing houses in the United States in the summer of 2023 found that the majority, 52 percent, were making efforts to fight book bans. The banning and censorship of books is on ongoing trend in the United States, with hundreds of titles affected each year.
Distribution of book publishers making efforts to fight book bans in the United States in 2023
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Publishers Weekly. (November 17, 2023). Distribution of book publishers making efforts to fight book bans in the United States in 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1424957/book-publishers-fighting-book-bans-us/
Publishers Weekly. "Distribution of book publishers making efforts to fight book bans in the United States in 2023." Chart. November 17, 2023. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1424957/book-publishers-fighting-book-bans-us/
Publishers Weekly. (2023). Distribution of book publishers making efforts to fight book bans in the United States in 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1424957/book-publishers-fighting-book-bans-us/
Publishers Weekly. "Distribution of Book Publishers Making Efforts to Fight Book Bans in The United States in 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Nov 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1424957/book-publishers-fighting-book-bans-us/
Publishers Weekly, Distribution of book publishers making efforts to fight book bans in the United States in 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1424957/book-publishers-fighting-book-bans-us/ (last visited August 24, 2024)
Distribution of book publishers making efforts to fight book bans in the United States in 2023 [Graph], Publishers Weekly, November 17, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1424957/book-publishers-fighting-book-bans-us/