# Books by Canadian authors Margaret Atwood and Ryan North among those banned in U.S. schools

https://mins.news/en/item/88343

- CBC News, 2026-10-06 15:59 UTC
- Culture
- Original: https://www.cbc.ca/books/works-by-canadian-authors-margaret-atwood-and-ryan-north-among-books-banned-in-u-s-schools-9.7371048?cmp=rss

> Books by Canadian authors Margaret Atwood and Ryan North were among those banned in U.S. schools over the past year. A new PEN America study counted nearly 12,000 bans in American public schools, the highest total since the free-expression group began tracking removals five years ago.

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