The state of Utah has been on a book banning blitz in 2026. This week, the state added two more titles to its list of books that must be removed from every public school in the state. This comes amidst a lawsuit challenging these state-sanctioned bans filed in February, and it comes after banning four books just 10 days earlier.
The two new titles added to the list are A Stolen Life by Jaycee Dugard and A Clash of Kings by George RR Martin. That brings the total number of books banned in the state to 34, and it continues to keep Utah at the top of the list for most books banned by a state in the nation.
Fifteen books have been banned in the state since the beginning of 2026. This is now the busiest year for banning books in the state, surpassing the first year of the state’s book removal law, 2024, where 14 titles were banned.
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