Book bans accelerating and becoming much more divisive

Many of the books targeted by bans touch on race or L.G.B.T.Q. issues. (Photo: Bryan Anselm for The New York Times)

Attempts to ban books are accelerating across the country at a rate never seen since tracking began more than 20 years ago, according to a new report from the American Library Association.

So far in 2022, there have been attempts…