# Read Banned Books > Editorial archive of works documented as banned, restricted, or at risk in libraries, with sources and a link to an available edition when the catalog supplies one. Read Banned Books (https://readbannedbooks.org) is not a bookstore and not a ranking of scandal. Each entry records the work, the documented restriction, its geographic or institutional scope, and the source. A local school challenge is never presented as a national ban. A restriction is listed only when it can be tied to a source. The catalog is not exhaustive. Status labels: **Banned** (documented ban in the stated scope), **Restricted** (documented limit on access, sale, distribution, school use, university use, or library presence), **At risk** (documented proceeding or campaign that could have led to a restriction). By editorial choice the catalog does not list obscene books, or books that concern religion or children. It mainly lists books about freedom of expression and the excesses of totalitarian regimes. Cite a title from its book page URL. Amazon links, when present, come from the catalog file and may be affiliate links; URLs are never built from an ISBN. Contact: contact@readbannedbooks.org. Catalog last updated 2026-09-24. ## Pages - [Home](https://readbannedbooks.org/): Recently added titles and the public entry point for the archive. - [Catalog](https://readbannedbooks.org/books): Searchable list of documented titles. Filter by title, author, ISBN, country, theme, status, or year. - [Banned books by country](https://readbannedbooks.org/places): Hubs for each country of documented restriction. - [Banned books by theme](https://readbannedbooks.org/themes): Hubs for catalog tags shared by at least two titles. - [Banned books by decade](https://readbannedbooks.org/decades): Hubs by the year of a documented restriction. - [Challenged vs restricted vs banned](https://readbannedbooks.org/guides/challenged-restricted-banned): Status definitions used on every book page. - [Banned Books Week 2026](https://readbannedbooks.org/guides/banned-books-week-2026): Dated entry point for the annual week. - [About readbannedbooks.org](https://readbannedbooks.org/about-rbb): What the site is, who it is for, and how to use the catalog. - [Methodology](https://readbannedbooks.org/about): Status definitions, sourcing rules, editorial limits, and Amazon policy. ## Featured titles - [1984](https://readbannedbooks.org/books/1984-george-orwell): George Orwell. At risk, United States, school, 1981; Banned, Soviet Union, national, 1950; Restricted, United States, school, 2024. - [Fahrenheit 451](https://readbannedbooks.org/books/fahrenheit-451-ray-bradbury): Ray Bradbury. At risk, United States, school. - [The Grapes of Wrath](https://readbannedbooks.org/books/the-grapes-of-wrath-john-steinbeck): John Steinbeck. At risk, United States, school, 1939. - [Animal Farm](https://readbannedbooks.org/books/animal-farm-george-orwell): George Orwell. At risk, United States, school, 1987. - [Invisible Man](https://readbannedbooks.org/books/invisible-man-ralph-ellison): Ralph Ellison. At risk, United States, school, 1975. ## Optional - [Legal notices](https://readbannedbooks.org/legal): Copyright, disclaimer, affiliate disclosure, privacy, and terms of use. - [Machine-readable catalog](https://readbannedbooks.org/data/books.json): JSON source of record for titles, restrictions, and sources. - [XML sitemap](https://readbannedbooks.org/sitemap.xml): Complete indexable URL list for search engines, not a substitute for this file. - [A Farewell to Arms](https://readbannedbooks.org/books/a-farewell-to-arms-ernest-hemingway): Ernest Hemingway. At risk, United States, school, 1929. - [A Gathering of Old Men](https://readbannedbooks.org/books/a-gathering-of-old-men-ernest-j-gaines): Ernest J. Gaines. At risk, United States, school. - [A Lesson Before Dying](https://readbannedbooks.org/books/a-lesson-before-dying-ernest-j-gaines): Ernest J. Gaines. At risk, United States, school. - [All the King's Men](https://readbannedbooks.org/books/all-the-king-s-men-robert-penn-warren): Robert Penn Warren. At risk, United States, school, 1974. - [An American Tragedy](https://readbannedbooks.org/books/an-american-tragedy-theodore-dreiser): Theodore Dreiser. At risk, United States, distribution, 1927. - [Brave New World](https://readbannedbooks.org/books/brave-new-world-aldous-huxley): Aldous Huxley. At risk, United States, school, 1980. - [Catch-22](https://readbannedbooks.org/books/catch-22-joseph-heller): Joseph Heller. At risk, United States, school, 1972. - [Fifty Shades of Grey](https://readbannedbooks.org/books/fifty-shades-of-grey-e-l-james): E. L. James. Banned, Malaysia, national, 2015. - [Flowers for Algernon](https://readbannedbooks.org/books/flowers-for-algernon-daniel-keyes): Daniel Keyes. At risk, United States, school. - [For Whom the Bell Tolls](https://readbannedbooks.org/books/for-whom-the-bell-tolls-ernest-hemingway): Ernest Hemingway. At risk, United States, distribution, 1940. - [In Cold Blood](https://readbannedbooks.org/books/in-cold-blood-truman-capote): Truman Capote. At risk, United States, school, 2000. - [Lady Chatterley's Lover](https://readbannedbooks.org/books/lady-chatterley-s-lover-d-h-lawrence): D. H. Lawrence. At risk, United States, distribution, 1929. - [Naked Lunch](https://readbannedbooks.org/books/naked-lunch-william-s-burroughs): William S. Burroughs. At risk, United States, distribution, 1965. - [Native Son](https://readbannedbooks.org/books/native-son-richard-wright): Richard Wright. At risk, United States, school, 1998. - [Nickel and Dimed](https://readbannedbooks.org/books/nickel-and-dimed-barbara-ehrenreich): Barbara Ehrenreich. At risk, United States, school. - [Of Mice and Men](https://readbannedbooks.org/books/of-mice-and-men-john-steinbeck): John Steinbeck. At risk, United States, school, 1974. - [One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest](https://readbannedbooks.org/books/one-flew-over-the-cuckoo-s-nest-ken-kesey): Ken Kesey. At risk, United States, school, 1975. - [Rabbit, Run](https://readbannedbooks.org/books/rabbit-run-john-updike): John Updike. At risk, United States, school, 1976. - [Slaughterhouse-Five](https://readbannedbooks.org/books/slaughterhouse-five-kurt-vonnegut): Kurt Vonnegut. At risk, United States, school, 1973. - [Song of Solomon](https://readbannedbooks.org/books/song-of-solomon-toni-morrison): Toni Morrison. At risk, United States, school, 1994. - [The Awakening](https://readbannedbooks.org/books/the-awakening-kate-chopin): Kate Chopin. At risk, United States, school, 2006. - [The Dead Zone](https://readbannedbooks.org/books/the-dead-zone-stephen-king): Stephen King. At risk, United States, school. - [The Great Gatsby](https://readbannedbooks.org/books/the-great-gatsby-f-scott-fitzgerald): F. Scott Fitzgerald. At risk, United States, university, 1987. - [The House of the Spirits](https://readbannedbooks.org/books/the-house-of-the-spirits-isabel-allende): Isabel Allende. At risk, United States, school. - [The Sun Also Rises](https://readbannedbooks.org/books/the-sun-also-rises-ernest-hemingway): Ernest Hemingway. At risk, United States, distribution, 1930. - [The Things They Carried](https://readbannedbooks.org/books/the-things-they-carried-tim-o-brien): Tim O'Brien. At risk, United States, school. - [Their Eyes Were Watching God](https://readbannedbooks.org/books/their-eyes-were-watching-god-zora-neale-hurston): Zora Neale Hurston. At risk, United States, school, 1997. - [Tropic of Cancer](https://readbannedbooks.org/books/tropic-of-cancer-henry-miller): Henry Miller. At risk, United States, distribution, 1934. - [Ulysses](https://readbannedbooks.org/books/ulysses-james-joyce): James Joyce. At risk, United States, distribution, 1918. - [Women in Love](https://readbannedbooks.org/books/women-in-love-d-h-lawrence): D. H. Lawrence. At risk, United States, distribution, 1922.