Yours to Read
At Macmillan Publishers, nothing is more important to us than the power of sharing ideas and stories.
We proudly stand with authors, librarians, teachers, booksellers, and fellow readers against book banning. We believe everyone should have access to books and we actively support organizations that champion the freedom to read.
We have always stood for promoting diverse perspectives and encouraging open dialogue, and we will continue to stand up for intellectual freedom and oppose any form of book banning.
Explore this site to discover meaningful ways to get involved, information on how to fight book banning in your community, and a list of banned and challenged books.
Visit PEN America for a comprehensive list of banned or challenged books.
695
attempts to ban or restrict library materials and services
1915
unique titles targeted for censorship
3923
total titles targeted for censorship
92 %
of the books challenged between January 1 and August 31, 2023 were part of attempts to censor multiple titles
Data compiled by: American Library Association - Office for Intellectual Freedom
Resources and Ways You Can Get Involved
2023 Book Ban Data
The American Library Association (ALA) released preliminary data documenting the rise in censorship attempts in libraries across the U.S. from January — August 2023.
How To Talk About Book Bans
Unite Against Book Bans created talking points that can be tailored to talk about a specific book being challenged or used more generally to oppose book bans.
Report Censorship
We encourage everyone to report instances of book banning, speak out in their communities, and continue to advocate for all books and their readers.
For Libraries and Classrooms
MacKids School & Library resource center for reading and sharing banned books, teacher's guides, author interviews, storytime, and more.
Unite Against Book Bans
Supporting the freedom to read during Banned Books Week is about more than good will – it’s about action. Explore how you can take action on Let Freedom Read Day and beyond.
Letter-Writing Campaign
Hosted by the ALA, Dear Banned Author raises awareness of censorship while supporting the power of words and those who write them.
Banned Book Week Day of Action
The Writers Guild Initiative, PEN America, and Unite Against Book Bans have teamed up with actors, writers, and artists to bring attention to the urgent crisis around book banning in the US.
What Our Authors Say

“When I see a book banned, I see the rejection of our ancestors’ past, the silencing of those telling our story in the present, and the eradication of our youths’ future--a future that we refuse to let them be denied."
George M. Johnson
author of All Boys Aren’t Blue
"I read banned books because no individual, no group, no organization has the right to impose their particular sense of morality on others. No individual, no group, no organization has the right to restrict the choice to open a book. Any book."
Nora Roberts
author of Interitance
"I write banned books because I personally know the value and worth of reading the kind of stories that have been banned and censored in the past. I seek to challenge the status quo through storytelling, to provide young readers a chance to see themselves and their peers in fiction, and to create art that is invigorating, thought-provoking, and even uncomfortable. That’s where growth is, and I wouldn’t be who I am today without books that did those very things to me."
Mark Oshiro
author of Each of Us a Desert
“Banned books are important because they are a safe space for hard conversations. When books are banned these conversations don't stop, they will simply move to a less safe space.”
Lily Williams
author of Go with the Flow
"My favorite banned book is Grown by Tiffany D. Jackson because stories about misogynoir and rape culture need to be uplifted, not banished away from readers who need them the most."
Jas Hammonds
author of We Deserve Monuments
“If we ban every book that offends some parent, our libraries will be left with nothing but a dictionary and a copy of Goodnight Moon.”
Katherine Applegate
author of Wishtree
“People often say “Good for you!” when they hear that one (or several) of my books have been banned. I always reply: No. Not good for me. Shame on them, those fearmongers, those haters of liberty, those who seek to ban books.”
Elana K. Arnold
author of Starla Jean
"Nothing liberates more than recognizing yourself, your history, your likeness honored in a book; every effort to malign and erase certain people is an assault on our kids themselves, which must be fought with every ounce of determination and love we possess."
Charlotte Sullivan Wild
author of Love, Violet
“When I see a book banned it breaks my heart because every child should have a chance to read books that reflect or expand their experience of the world!”
Dashka Slater
author of The 57 BusRead Banned & Challenged Books
Explore a curated selection of titles, each embodying the resilience of creativity in the face of adversity.
We are dedicated to fostering open dialogue and promoting the right to read.

The 57 Bus : A True Story of Two Teenagers and the Crime That Changed Their Lives
by Dashka Slater

It Feels Good to Be Yourself : A Book About Gender Identity
by Theresa Thorn, Noah Grigni (Illustrated by)

Woke : A Young Poet's Call to Justice
by Mahogany L. Browne, Elizabeth Acevedo, Olivia Gatwood, Theodore Taylor, III (Illustrated by), Jason Reynolds (Contributions by)

Fry Bread : A Native American Family Story
by Kevin Noble Maillard, Juana Martinez-Neal (Illustrated by)

Cancer Ward : A Novel
by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, Nicholas Bethell (Translated by), David Burg (Translated by)

Nickel and Dimed (20th Anniversary Edition) : On (Not) Getting By in America
by Barbara Ehrenreich

What Goes Around : Two Books In One: Cracked Up to Be & Some Girls Are
by Courtney Summers

The Hunting Accident : A True Story of Crime and Poetry
by David L. Carlson, Landis Blair (Illustrated by)

Jasmine Toguchi, Flamingo Keeper
by Debbi Michiko Florence, Elizabet Vukovic (Illustrated by)

Sloppy Firsts : A Jessica Darling Novel
by Megan McCafferty, Rebecca Serle (Introduction by)

Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Boy : Racism, Injustice, and How You Can Be a Changemaker
by Emmanuel Acho