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Blog entry: Book Trends for 2026

Jan 08 2026: There’s a great blog on the BookBrowse site about predicted book trends for 2026. I found it fascinating! Check it out!

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New lawsuit challenges Utah’s book removals

Jan 08 2026: On behalf of the Kurt Vonnegut Estate, authors Elana K. Arnold, Ellen Hopkins, and Amy Reed, and two anonymous high school student plaintiffs with the ACLU of Utah filed a complaint on January 6 to challenge provisions o…

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Interactive AI features in e-books, audiobooks drive debate

Jan 05 2026: As book retailers and distributors leverage artificial intelligence to offer interactive features, publishers are reckoning with the implications. Two prominent examples emerged last month: Amazon’s “Ask this Book” feat…

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707 million books bought this year!

Dec 30 2025: There’s a very interesting article in the New York Times this morning (not linking it because it’s behind a paywall). Some takeaways: 707 million books in print were bought this year - about 75% of book sales, meaning …

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Chaos in Washington, distribution turmoil made for a tumultuous 2025

Dec 26 2025: This year was a tumultuous one for book publishing, as it was for many American industries. The business spent much of 2025 bracing for the impact that new Trump administration tariffs would have on the publishing and pr…

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Authors file new lawsuit against AI companies seeking more money

Dec 24 2025: Yesterday, six authors filed new individual copyright infringement actions against Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, Meta, xAI, and Perplexity AI. The suits, which were filed in the Northern District of California, states the c…

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Trump-aligned law firm files civil rights complaint against PRH

Dec 19 2025: America First Legal (AFL), the conservative public interest law firm founded in 2021 by current White House official Stephen Miller, has filed a federal civil rights complaint against Penguin Random House with the U.S. E…

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Six major publishers join sold-out BookCon 2026

Dec 16 2025: Six of the nation’s largest publishers have signed on as exhibitors for BookCon 2026, event organizer ReedPop has announced. Hachette, HarperCollins, Macmillan, Penguin Random House, Simon & Schuster, and Sourcebooks wil…

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    A witch and her ward discover a magical walking house and find the true meaning of home.
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