PEN America’s “Banned in the USA,” released Wednesday, tracks more than 6,800 instances of books being temporarily or permanently pulled for the 2024-2025 school year. 6 Stephen King was found to be the most-banned author in schools across America. Getty Images6 PEN America literary service award recipient Stephen King attends the 2018 PEN Literary Gala on May 22, 2018. Getty Images6 Stephen King signs copies of his book, “Revival,” at Barnes & Noble Union Square on November 11, 2014, in New York City. The PEN report includes no banning data from Ohio, Oklahoma, Arkansas and other “red” states because researchers could not find adequate documentation.