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Florida public schools remove library books, fearing state reprisal

Aug 08 2025: Nine Florida counties have removed hundreds of books from public school classrooms and libraries before the start of the 2025–2026 school year, according to a report from PEN America. Columbia, Escambia, Hillsborough, Orange, Osceola, Palm Beach, Pasco, Pinellas, and St...

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How cuts to library budgets will impact publishers

Aug 08 2025: The ocean contains a complex ecosystem that starts with the small but mighty plankton at the skin of the sea. Krill eat the plankton, then small fish eat the krill. Larger fish, like tuna, eat the smaller fish, then themselves are swallowed up by sharks. The health of ...

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The Associated Press tells its book critics that it’s ending weekly reviews

Aug 08 2025: Terrible news from The Associated Press. Media Nation correspondent J.A. passes along this note from Anthony McCartney, the AP’s global entertainment and lifestyle editor.

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National Association of Black Bookstores launches

Aug 06 2025: The National Association of Black Bookstores, a member-based nonprofit organization which aims to support and promote Black booksellers, announced its launch on Friday. Its mission, NAB2 said in the announcement, includes “promoting literacy, amplifying Black voices, ...

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IBPA approved as ALA affiliate

Aug 01 2025: The American Library Association announced July 30 that the Independent Book Publishers Association is now an ALA affiliate. During the 2025 Annual Conference, the ALA Council voted to approve IBPA’s application to join the ALA’s organizational network. IBPA is the ...

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Booker Longlist announced!

Jul 30 2025: How many of these have you read? Love Forms by Claire Adam The South by Tash Aw Universality by Natasha Brown One Boat by Jonathan Buckley Flashlight by Susan Choi The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny by Kiran Desai A…

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European publishers say the EU is giving in to AI

Jul 30 2025: Forty European and global organizations, including the Federation of European Publishers, have issued a joint statement formally complaining to the European Commission about the implementation measures for the European Union AI Act.

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PEN America backs bill to limit use of creative works as criminal evidence

Jul 25 2025: PEN America has joined the Free Our Art coalition in supporting the reintroduction of federal legislation that would restrict the use of artistic works—including literature and poetry—as evidence in criminal and civil court proceedings.

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