Banned Books

This is BookWoman's ongoing list of books that are being banned or challenged in the United States. We encourage you to fight each book challenge that you can as well as discuss with your loved ones why these are banned and what we can all do to make sure stories like this can still be available to those who need it.
Please do not let this list discourage you, let it light a fire within you that burns with a love for reading and learning.

Gender Queer: A Memoir Deluxe Edition By Maia Kobabe Cover Image

Gender Queer: A Memoir Deluxe Edition (Hardcover)

By Maia Kobabe
$34.99
ISBN: 9781637150726
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Published: Oni Press - July 5th, 2022
All Boys Aren't Blue: A Memoir-Manifesto By George M. Johnson Cover Image

All Boys Aren't Blue: A Memoir-Manifesto (Hardcover)

By George M. Johnson
$18.99
ISBN: 9780374312718
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Published: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR) - April 28th, 2020
Beloved (Vintage International) By Toni Morrison Cover Image

Beloved (Vintage International) (Paperback)

By Toni Morrison
$17.00
ISBN: 9781400033416
Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 Days
Published: Vintage - June 8th, 2004
The Bluest Eye (Vintage International) By Toni Morrison Cover Image

The Bluest Eye (Vintage International) (Paperback)

By Toni Morrison
$16.00
ISBN: 9780307278449
Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 Days
Published: Vintage - May 8th, 2007
Flamer By Mike Curato, Mike Curato (Illustrator) Cover Image

Flamer (Paperback)

By Mike Curato, Mike Curato (Illustrator)
$17.99
Not available, maybe be backordered or out of print
ISBN: 9781250756145
Published: Henry Holt and Co. BYR Paperbacks - September 1st, 2020
The Perks of Being a Wallflower By Stephen Chbosky Cover Image

The Perks of Being a Wallflower (Paperback)

By Stephen Chbosky
$15.99
ISBN: 9780671027346
Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 Days
Published: MTV Books - February 1st, 1999
Out of Darkness By Ashley Hope Pérez Cover Image

Out of Darkness (Paperback)

By Ashley Hope Pérez
$12.99
Not available, maybe be backordered or out of print
ISBN: 9780823445035
Published: Holiday House - September 10th, 2019
This Book Is Gay By Juno Dawson, David Levithan (Introduction by) Cover Image

This Book Is Gay (Paperback)

By Juno Dawson, David Levithan (Introduction by)
$12.99
ISBN: 9781728254326
Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 Days
Published: Sourcebooks Fire - September 7th, 2021
What's the T?: The Guide to All Things Trans and/or Nonbinary By Juno Dawson Cover Image

What's the T?: The Guide to All Things Trans and/or Nonbinary (Paperback)

By Juno Dawson
$12.99
ISBN: 9781728254036
Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 Days
Published: Sourcebooks Fire - June 7th, 2022
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The Complete Maus: A Survivor's Tale (Pantheon Graphic Library) By Art Spiegelman Cover Image

The Complete Maus: A Survivor's Tale (Pantheon Graphic Library) (Hardcover)

By Art Spiegelman
$35.00
ISBN: 9780679406419
Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 Days
Published: Pantheon - November 19th, 1996
New Kid: A Newbery Award Winner By Jerry Craft, Jerry Craft (Illustrator) Cover Image

New Kid: A Newbery Award Winner (Paperback)

By Jerry Craft, Jerry Craft (Illustrator)
$12.99
ISBN: 9780062691194
Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 Days
Published: Quill Tree Books - February 5th, 2019
The Hate U Give: A Printz Honor Winner By Angie Thomas, Amandla Stenberg (Foreword by) Cover Image

The Hate U Give: A Printz Honor Winner (Paperback)

By Angie Thomas, Amandla Stenberg (Foreword by)
$16.99
ISBN: 9780062498540
Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 Days
Published: Balzer + Bray - May 3rd, 2022
Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me By Mariko Tamaki Cover Image

Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me (Paperback)

By Mariko Tamaki
$17.99
ISBN: 9781626722590
Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 Days
Published: First Second - May 7th, 2019
In the Dream House: A Memoir By Carmen Maria Machado Cover Image

In the Dream House: A Memoir (Paperback)

By Carmen Maria Machado
$18.00
ISBN: 9781644450383
Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 Days
Published: Graywolf Press - December 1st, 2020
The Fire Next Time (Vintage International) By James Baldwin Cover Image

The Fire Next Time (Vintage International) (Paperback)

By James Baldwin
$14.00
ISBN: 9780679744726
Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 Days
Published: Vintage - December 1st, 1992
Go Tell It on the Mountain (Vintage International) By James Baldwin Cover Image

Go Tell It on the Mountain (Vintage International) (Paperback)

By James Baldwin
$16.00
ISBN: 9780375701870
Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 Days
Published: Vintage - September 12th, 2013
And Tango Makes Three (Classic Board Books) By Justin Richardson, Peter Parnell, Henry Cole (Illustrator) Cover Image

And Tango Makes Three (Classic Board Books) (Board book)

By Justin Richardson, Peter Parnell, Henry Cole (Illustrator)
$8.99
ISBN: 9781481446952
Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 Days
Published: Little Simon - June 2nd, 2015
The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story By Nikole Hannah-Jones (Created by), The New York Times Magazine (Created by), Caitlin Roper (Editor), Ilena Silverman (Editor), Jake Silverstein (Editor) Cover Image

The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story (Hardcover)

By Nikole Hannah-Jones (Created by), The New York Times Magazine (Created by), Caitlin Roper (Editor), Ilena Silverman (Editor), Jake Silverstein (Editor)
$38.00
ISBN: 9780593230572
Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 Days
Published: One World - November 16th, 2021
To Kill a Mockingbird By Harper Lee Cover Image

To Kill a Mockingbird (Paperback)

By Harper Lee
$16.99
ISBN: 9780060935467
Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 Days
Published: Harper Perennial Modern Classics - July 5th, 2005
The Handmaid's Tale: A Novel By Margaret Atwood Cover Image

The Handmaid's Tale: A Novel (Paperback)

By Margaret Atwood
$17.00
ISBN: 9780385490818
Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 Days
Published: Anchor - March 16th, 1998
Their Eyes Were Watching God: A Novel By Zora Neale Hurston Cover Image

Their Eyes Were Watching God: A Novel (Paperback)

By Zora Neale Hurston
$17.99
ISBN: 9780060838676
Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 Days
Published: Amistad - March 19th, 2013
Speak By Laurie Halse Anderson Cover Image

Speak (Paperback)

By Laurie Halse Anderson
$10.99
ISBN: 9780312674397
Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 Days
Published: Square Fish - May 10th, 2011
How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America By Clint Smith Cover Image

How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America (Paperback)

By Clint Smith
$18.99
ISBN: 9780316492928
Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 Days
Published: Little, Brown and Company - December 27th, 2022
The Color Purple: A Novel By Alice Walker Cover Image

The Color Purple: A Novel (Paperback)

By Alice Walker
$18.00
ISBN: 9780143135692
Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 Days
Published: Penguin Books - December 10th, 2019
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings By Maya Angelou, Oprah Winfrey (Foreword by) Cover Image

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Paperback)

By Maya Angelou, Oprah Winfrey (Foreword by)
$18.00
Not available, maybe be backordered or out of print
ISBN: 9780812980028
Published: Random House Trade Paperbacks - April 21st, 2009
All American Boys By Jason Reynolds, Brendan Kiely Cover Image

All American Boys (Paperback)

By Jason Reynolds, Brendan Kiely
$12.99
ISBN: 9781481463348
Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 Days
Published: Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books - August 29th, 2017
The Poet X By Elizabeth Acevedo Cover Image

The Poet X (Paperback)

By Elizabeth Acevedo
$15.99
ISBN: 9780062662811
Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 Days
Published: Quill Tree Books - April 7th, 2020
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The Complete Persepolis: Volumes 1 and 2 (Pantheon Graphic Library) By Marjane Satrapi, Anjali Singh (Translated by) Cover Image

The Complete Persepolis: Volumes 1 and 2 (Pantheon Graphic Library) (Paperback)

By Marjane Satrapi, Anjali Singh (Translated by)
$27.00
ISBN: 9780375714832
Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 Days
Published: Pantheon - October 30th, 2007
Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You: A Remix of the National Book Award-winning Stamped from the Beginning By Jason Reynolds, Ibram X. Kendi Cover Image

Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You: A Remix of the National Book Award-winning Stamped from the Beginning (Hardcover)

By Jason Reynolds, Ibram X. Kendi
$18.99
ISBN: 9780316453691
Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 Days
Published: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers - March 10th, 2020
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Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic By Alison Bechdel Cover Image

Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic (Paperback)

By Alison Bechdel
$18.99
ISBN: 9780618871711
Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 Days
Published: Mariner Books Classics - June 5th, 2007
Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda By Becky Albertalli Cover Image

Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda (Paperback)

By Becky Albertalli
$15.99
ISBN: 9780062348685
Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 Days
Published: Balzer + Bray - June 7th, 2016
Felix Ever After By Kacen Callender Cover Image

Felix Ever After (Paperback)

By Kacen Callender
$11.99
ISBN: 9780062820266
Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 Days
Published: Balzer + Bray - April 20th, 2021
Assata: An Autobiography By Assata Shakur, Angela Davis (Foreword by) Cover Image

Assata: An Autobiography (Paperback)

By Assata Shakur, Angela Davis (Foreword by)
$18.95
ISBN: 9781556520747
Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 Days
Published: Lawrence Hill Books - November 1st, 1999
Prince & Knight By Daniel Haack, Stevie Lewis (Illustrator) Cover Image

Prince & Knight (Hardcover)

By Daniel Haack, Stevie Lewis (Illustrator)
$17.99
ISBN: 9781499805529
Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 Days
Published: little bee books - May 1st, 2018
Sex Is a Funny Word: A Book about Bodies, Feelings, and YOU By Cory Silverberg, Fiona Smyth (Illustrator) Cover Image

Sex Is a Funny Word: A Book about Bodies, Feelings, and YOU (Hardcover)

By Cory Silverberg, Fiona Smyth (Illustrator)
$25.95
ISBN: 9781609806064
Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 Days
Published: Triangle Square - July 28th, 2015
I Am Jazz By Jessica Herthel, Jazz Jennings, Shelagh McNicholas (Illustrator) Cover Image

I Am Jazz (Hardcover)

By Jessica Herthel, Jazz Jennings, Shelagh McNicholas (Illustrator)
$18.99
Not available, maybe be backordered or out of print
ISBN: 9780803741072
Published: Dial Books - September 4th, 2014
Beyond Magenta: Transgender and Nonbinary Teens Speak Out By Susan Kuklin Cover Image

Beyond Magenta: Transgender and Nonbinary Teens Speak Out (Paperback)

By Susan Kuklin
$14.99
ISBN: 9780763673680
Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 Days
Published: Candlewick - March 10th, 2015
Critical Race Theory: An Introduction (Critical America #20) By Richard Delgado, Jean Stefancic, Angela Harris (Foreword by) Cover Image

Critical Race Theory: An Introduction (Critical America #20) (Paperback)

By Richard Delgado, Jean Stefancic, Angela Harris (Foreword by)
$25.00
Not available, maybe be backordered or out of print
ISBN: 9781479802760
Published: New York University Press - March 7th, 2017
Bastard Out of Carolina: A Novel By Dorothy Allison Cover Image

Bastard Out of Carolina: A Novel (Paperback)

By Dorothy Allison
$19.00
Not available, maybe be backordered or out of print
ISBN: 9780452297753
Published: Penguin Books - February 1st, 2012
My First Thirty Years: A Memoir By Gertrude Beasley, Marie Bennett (Editor), Nina Bennett (Foreword by) Cover Image

My First Thirty Years: A Memoir (Paperback)

By Gertrude Beasley, Marie Bennett (Editor), Nina Bennett (Foreword by)
$16.99
ISBN: 9781728242880
Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 Days
Published: Sourcebooks - September 28th, 2021
The House on Mango Street (Vintage Contemporaries) By Sandra Cisneros Cover Image

The House on Mango Street (Vintage Contemporaries) (Paperback)

By Sandra Cisneros
$12.95
ISBN: 9780679734772
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Published: Vintage - April 3rd, 1991
Melissa (previously published as GEORGE) By Alex Gino Cover Image

Melissa (previously published as GEORGE) (Paperback)

By Alex Gino
$8.99
Not available, maybe be backordered or out of print
ISBN: 9781338843415
Published: Scholastic Press - April 19th, 2022