Book bans a form of political action rather than censorship and mainl…

Authors who are women of color are disproportionately targeted by book bans and bans appear to be about galvanizing voters in shrinking conservative counties, according to two findings in a new CU Boulder study.

Researchers said the study is one of the first comprehensive analyses of book bans in the U.S. It analyzed the 2,532 books removed in the 2021-22 school year when more books were banned in U.S. school districts than in any previous year. The vast majority of the bans followed larger…