Index of School Book Bans | PenAmericaPEN America’s Index of School Book Bans provides a comprehensive list of books banned in the 2021-2022 school year. From July 2021 to June 2022, PEN America found 2,532 instances of individual books being banned, affecting 1,648 unique book titles. The bans occurred in 32 states, with Texas and Florida leading the nation, according to PEN America’s landmark 2022 Banned in the USA report. The 2021-2022 banned book list is a searchable index of each documented book ban in the school year.