The Autobiography of Malcolm X was banned in the United States for its explicit sexual content and its portrayal of violence.

The Gulag Archipelago by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn was banned in the Soviet Union for its criticism of the government and its depiction of the Soviet prison system.

Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China by Jung Chang was banned in China for its portrayal of the Cultural Revolution and its criticism of the Chinese government.

Untouchable by Mulk Raj Anand was banned in India for its portrayal of the caste system and its criticism of the Indian government.

Long Walk to Freedom by Nelson Mandela was banned in South Africa for its criticism of the apartheid regime and its portrayal of Mandela's imprisonment.

Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi was banned in Iran for its portrayal of the Iranian Revolution and its criticism of the Iranian government.

The Forty Days of Musa Dagh by Franz Werfel was banned in Turkey for its portrayal of the Armenian Genocide and its criticism of the Turkish government.

My Promised Land by Ari Shavit was banned in Israel for its portrayal of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and its criticism of the Israeli government.

The Empire Strikes Back by Salman Rushdie was banned in the United Kingdom for its portrayal of the British Empire and its criticism of the British government.

Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave by Frederick Douglass was banned in the United States for its portrayal of the American Civil War and its criticism of the American government.

Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee by Dee Brown was banned in the United States for its portrayal of the American Indian Wars and its criticism of the American government.

The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien was banned in the United States for its portrayal of the Vietnam War and its criticism of the American government.

The Yellow Birds by Kevin Powers was banned in the United States for its portrayal of the Iraq War and its criticism of the American government.

The Guantanamo Diaries by Mohamedou Ould Slahi was banned in the United States for its portrayal of the War on Terror and its criticism of the American government.

Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates was banned in the United States for its portrayal of the Black Lives Matter movement and its criticism of the American government.