Authors Guild Sues NEH Over Grant Terminations
The Authors Guild has filed a class action lawsuit against the National Endowment for the Humanities, opposing the termination of tens of millions of dollars in grants that had been awarded to scholars and writers. more...Audible Expands Catalog with AI Narration and Translation Services
Audible is now offering AI-powered narration and production services to select audiobook publishers, with AI translation services to launch in beta later this year. more...
U.S. Executive and Legislative Branches Battle at the LoC
After Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden’s firing, and with interim Librarian Robert Newlen set to be replaced by Trump attorney and deputy attorney general Todd Blanche, members of Congress sent an urgent letter to the U.S. Inspector General, calling for an investigation into the executive branch’s actions. more...
Copyright Chief Fired Amid AI Debate
The Trump administration fired Shira Perlmutter, the register of copyrights and director of the U.S. Copyright Office, on Saturday—just one day after the dismissal of her boss, Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden, and the Copyright Office’s release of a preliminary report on generative AI and copyright. more...and more.
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Shows & EventsIBPA’s PubU 2025 Confronts Challenges Facing Industry
Over the weekend, the 325 attendees of the Independent Book Publishers Association’s Publishing University conference in St. Paul, Minn., discussed how to survive and thrive in a rapidly changing industry impacted by the current political climate and recent technological advances.
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Publisher News
Sourcebooks Repackaging, Rewriting YA Series for Adult Readers
Sourcebooks is repackaging and its author, Claire Legrand, rewriting the Empirium YA trilogy of fantasy novels to market them to adult readers. The series, which originally was released under the Sourcebooks Fire imprint, will be released under its Casablanca adult romance imprint.
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Bookselling
Strand Bookstore to Take Over Last Shakespeare & Co. Location in NYC
Shakespeare & Co. will transfer ownership of its last New York storefront, located on the Upper West Side, to Strand Book Store on June 1, marking the end of an era for the beloved bookseller.
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Awards & Prizes
Macmillan CEO Jon Yaged: Censorship ‘Puts Us On a Path to Mediocrity’
At this year’s PEN America Literary Gala, Macmillan Publishers CEO Jon Yaged, the recipient of PEN’s annual Business Visionary Award, took aim at the efforts to censor free expression that have increasingly defined American culture over the past several years.
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Audio Books
Spotlight on Audible: Tech Advances and Busy Lives Fuel the Platform's Surge
In a time-crunched world, it’s no surprise that audio is the fastest-growing format in the publishing industry. (Sponsored)
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Page to Screen
MediaScout connects books with Hollywood buyers
Ingram’s new service MediaScout connects film and TV professionals with books available for screen adaptation—and makes it easier for titles to get noticed Hollywood runs on stories—and needs great books to help tell them.
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Religion
Two New Books That Explain Pope Leo XIV
Catholic historian Matthew Bunson’s biography of the new pope, once known as Cardinal Robert Prevost, goes on sale Monday. It joins a just-released book on Catholic social teaching, established by Leo XIII, which many expect will be foundational in Pope Leo XIV’s papacy.
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People
Right Now Is Publishing’s Time to Shine
The publishing industry is stacked with talent, writes PW editorial director Jonathan Segura. And with all the chaos coming out of Washington, this is the time, he writes, for publishers to make the most of that talent and do their best work.
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Publisher News
It May Be Too Late for Rural Libraries to Weather the IMLS Storm
Small towns in red states overwhelmingly voted in support of cutting federal spending in their own backyard. Now the future of their libraries—and their communities—is in flux.
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Publisher News
A Revamped Poets & Writers Expands Resources for Authors
The long-running literary nonprofit and bi-monthly magazine has revised and added to its digital offerings in an effort to help writers practice and perfect their craft—together.
