Book banning efforts have increased, with the American Library Association reporting more censorship attempts in 2022 than ever before—a 38% increase from 2021. Out of 2,571 different titles targeted for censorship last year, the ALA states that the most-targeted books were written by or about members of the LGBTQIA+ community and people of color. In this article Writer’s Relief found on LitHub.com, we discovered the 13 books most often targeted for banning in 2022 include The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky and Toni Morrison’s The Bluest Eye.

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