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Meta wins AI copyright case, but judge writes roadmap for authors' revenge
U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria granted summary judgment to Meta in a case brought by 13 authors, including Ta-Nehisi Coates, Sarah Silverman, and Pulitzer Prize winners Junot Díaz and Andrew Sean Greer, who alleged the company illegally used their books to train its Llama AI models. The judge found Meta's use was "highly transformative" under […]
Russia destroys publishing house in Kyiv following book festival
A Russian missile and drone attack on Kyiv on June 17 destroyed a Ukrainian publishing house and damaged several other book-related businesses, the Ukrainian publishing industry news service Chytomo has reported. Ukrainian Priority Publishing was completely destroyed when Russian forces launched 175 drones, more than 14 cruise missiles, and at least two ballistic missiles at […]
The politics of printing in China
Comics journalist Joe Sacco's next book, The Once and Future Riot, was supposed to hit bookstore shelves in September, but it's running about a month late. Publication scheduling delays are neither ideal nor uncommon—but the holdup on Sacco's latest, which PW's starred review called a "meticulous and beautifully crafted account of religious and territorial strife" […]
BookCon will return in 2026
Five years after "retiring" BookCon and BookExpo, ReedPop has announced—to the surprise of many in the book business—that it plans to revive BookCon. The new iteration of the consumer-facing show is slated for April 18-19, 2026, returning to its former home in New York City's Javits Center.
Results vary in legal efforts to restore IMLS
Two lawsuits to prevent the dismantling of the Institute of Museum and Library Services have met with mixed results in the courts. However, the nonpartisan Government Accountability Office quoted at length from both cases in a new report that finds the gutting of the IMLS to be unlawful.
Carla Hayden to speak at 2025 ALA conference
The American Library Association has announced that Carla Hayden, who was fired from her job as the Librarian of Congress by the Trump administration May 8, will participate in a one-on-one conversation with bestselling author Kwame Alexander June 28 at this year's ALA Annual Conference & Exhibition, set to take place June 26–30 at the […]
Judge denies preliminary injunction in 'ALA v. Sonderling' IMLS case
In a decision that may prove catastrophic for the American library community, a federal judge has denied a preliminary injunction in American Library Association v. Sonderling, a case seeking to halt the demolition of the Institute of Museum and Library Services.
Tool to identify poisonous books developed by University of St Andrews
A new tool to quickly identify books that are poisonous to humans has been developed by the University of St Andrews. Historically, publishers used arsenic mixed with copper to achieve a vivid emerald green color for book covers.
Edmund White, novelist and great chronicler of gay life, dies aged 85
Edmund White, the American writer, playwright and essayist who attracted acclaim for his semi-autobiographical novels such as A Boy's Own Story – and literally wrote the book on gay sex, with the pioneering The Joy of Gay Sex – has died aged 85.
The NEA has turned its back on books—now what?
Last month the National Endowment for the Arts canceled grants already awarded to hundreds of nonprofits, including a total of $1.2 million promised to 51 independent presses and literary organizations.

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