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House committee advances national book ban bill

Mar 20 2026: The U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce has moved ahead with House Resolution 7661, a bill that would prohibit federal education funds from being used in public school classrooms and school libraries alle…

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U.K. reverses course on ‘opt-out’ AI policy, industry says threat remains

Mar 19 2026: The U.K. government announced Wednesday that it is dropping its previously preferred approach of a broad copyright exception for AI training—a policy that would have effectively given AI developers a free pass to use vir…

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Here's a stat for you

Mar 17 2026: I just read that four million books were published in 2025. That means that if you read one book a week - 52 books a year - you’ve read 0.001% of them. One thousandth of one percent! That’s kind of depressing. I’m go…

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Pen/ Faulker announces 2026 debut novel winner

Mar 16 2026: This year’s winner came out of nowhere and it’s one many have likely read

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Aspen Words Literary Prize 2026 shortlist

Mar 11 2026: I’ve found this to be a consistently reliable source for good popular literature. From this year’s finalists I’ve read all but Intemperance. I recommend all of these as good reads with a fair amount of variety. https://…

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UK Society of Authors launches logo to identify books written by humans not AI

Mar 11 2026: The Society of Authors (SoA) has launched a scheme to help identify works written by humans in a market increasingly flooded by AI-generated books. The scheme is the first of its kind launched by a UK trade association,…

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Thousands of authors publish ‘empty’ book in protest over AI using their work

Mar 10 2026: Thousands of authors including Kazuo Ishiguro, Philippa Gregory and Richard Osman have published an “empty” book to protest against AI firms using their work without permission.

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Authors Guild expands ‘Human Authored’ certification program

Mar 06 2026: The Authors Guild announced it has expanded its “Human Authored” certification program beyond its own membership to any author whose books are published in the United States. The organization also said that U.S. publishe…

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