“His books are often removed from shelves when ‘adult’ titles or books with ‘sex content’ are targeted for removal,” PEN director Kasey Meehan told the Associated Press. Eighty-seven King books have been removed from school libraries in Texas, Florida, and Tennessee. Trump is a horror story, isn’t he?”King previously described the Trump era as a "horror story." Mathew Tsang/Getty ImagesOther prominent authors affected by the book ban include Anthony Burgess, whose novel A Clockwork Orange was removed 23 times. Jennifer Niven’s Breathless and Sold by Patricia McCormick were also banned 20 times each.