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Banned books Bundle!
Banned books Bundle!
Stephen King built a horror legacy, but we find there’s nothing more frightening than watching books vanish from shelves. With more than a dozen titles banned this school year, King is among the most censored authors in America. As an effort to help more readers discover banned books, we are giving away a banned book bundle to five winners.
Enter our sweepstakes for a chance to win our Vintage King titles, Out of Print gear, and we invite you to read on to discover how PEN America is standing up against a growing wave of censorship.
A Vintage stephen king Banned books Bundle
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Vintage Stephen King titles featuring new covers!
Carrie: Stephen King's debut novel follows a bullied teenage girl with telekinetic powers who unleashes her after a cruel prank.
'Salem’s Lot: A writer returns to his hometown only to find it overtaken by vampires.
The Shining: A struggling writer descends into madness at a haunted hotel with his family.
The Stand: After a deadly plague wipes out most of humanity, the survivors face a battle between good and evil in a post-apocalyptic America.
Night Shift: A collection of short horror stories exploring the dark side of ordinary life, from killer trucks to sinister children.
Out of Print Swag
Carrie T-Shirt with the new Vintage cover design
A banned books tote bag to carry all your new books & enamel pin to pin in censorship!
Pen America and Stephen King Book Bans
2025 RESEARCH REVEALS STAGGERING, CUMULATIVE TOLL OF BOOK BANS NATIONWIDE
PEN America's latest report, Banned in the USA: The Normalization of Book Banning, found that 6,870 books bans were enacted during the 2024-25 school year, across 23 states and 87 public school districts. Books by authors of color, by LGBTQ+ authors, by women. Books about racism, sexuality, gender, history. PEN America pushes back against censorship and the intolerance and exclusion that undergird it.
Four Frightening Facts About Stephen King’s Banned Books
Most Banned Author of 2024–2025: Stephen King topped the list of banned authors this school year, with over 200 instances of bans across the U.S.
Florida Bans: A staggering 76% of King’s bans happened in Florida, where new censorship laws have fueled widespread removals.
Iconic Titles Targeted: Classics like Carrie (banned 9 times), The Stand (8 times), and The Shining (5 times) have all been pulled from classrooms and libraries since 2021
Top Four States Banning King: King’s books were banned in districts across Florida, Texas, Tennessee, and Utah, silencing stories in multiple communities nationwide.
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