You would be correct there are no "banned books" in America.
When people say "banned book" they mean that a certain level of government such as a school board or municipality has "banned" them from being in a public (often school) library.
But the headline "In [state I disagree with] they are banning books that have [ideas I agree with]" makes a lot more headlines and clicks.
Then people run with the phrase "banned books" to make things sound worse than they are.
Each state is part of the USA, and each state DOES ban some books.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Book_banning_in_the_United_Sta...
USA is ultra conservative on the average in comparison to just any European state for example.
Relying on the ultra mainstream wikipedia for a banned book would be hilarious if it weren't so deeply disappointing. They'll list nothing interesting.
> USA is ultra conservative on the average in comparison to just any European state for example.
Are you serious? The UK and Germany are arresting people for social media posts. That is actual impingement of free speech.
None of those books are banned.
The point is that those books aren't actually banned for general access. They may not be present in a school library, but you can certainly get them on Amazon.