"Should writers try to offer a restorative or rousing spirit for the times we live in, an opposition to eschatology? Can literature actually be a tool to encourage something better – creating eco-topia on the page, so it might be imagined off it?” - The Guardian (UK)
“From December 2021 through June 2025, 183 articles were created about Woodard, each in a different language's Wikipedia and each by a unique account. These accounts followed a pattern of behavior.” - Ars Technica
The longtime independent bookseller on Connecticut Avenue runs an in-house publishing operation, called Opus, that allows authors to self-publish their work. This side business has by some metrics been a huge success. - Washingtonian
To combat book censorship, some Southern California public libraries, including Los Angeles, Long Beach and San Diego, are joining libraries nationwide to provide access to online library cards. - Los Angeles Times
Historically, AP arts coverage has been particularly important because smaller and local papers tend to syndicate AP reviews, which are written for a wide, non-partisan audience. Absent their standard blurbs, smaller outlets that can’t afford to staff a books section may be forced to stop circulating literary news full stop. - LitHub
The Malian military government on Monday started returning home the historic manuscripts of Timbuktu, which were smuggled out of their city to the capital, Bamako, for safekeeping when Timbuktu was occupied by al-Qaida-linked militants in 2012. - AP
In the midst of a technological revolution, while taking on a notoriously difficult courseload, why have they chosen to devote their time to the ancient art of making poems? - The Atlantic
“A federal judge has struck down key parts of a Florida law that helped parents get books they found objectionable removed from public school libraries and classrooms. … Among the books that had been removed from central Florida schools were Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale, Richard Wright’s Native Son, and Kurt Vonnegut’s Slaughterhouse-Five.” - AP
It’s not just that we’re adopting AI language — it’s about how we’re starting to sound. Even though current studies mostly focus on vocabulary, researchers suspect that AI influence is starting to show up in tone, too — in the form of longer, more structured speech and muted emotional expression. - The Verge
“The next manuscript by Indian writer Amitav Ghosh will not be read for 89 years, as he becomes the 12th author to contribute to the Future Library project. Ghosh joins Margaret Atwood, Han Kang, Ocean Vuong and other prominent authors who have written secret manuscripts, which are locked away until 2114.” - The Guardian
Seuss dominates so much of our imaginations around childhood. It may take another generation or two to reset our perspective so that Seuss isn’t synonymous with children’s literature. - LitHub
The funding freeze at the Institute of Museum and Library Services has left many public libraries without the bedrock federal grant money that keeps them running. That means big cuts to libraries’ book acquisition budgets — which, in turn, means big reductions in publishing houses’ sales. - Publishers Weekly
Fearing legal action from the state Board of Education and Attorney General, the counties, which include the cities of Tampa, St. Petersburg, Orlando, Ft. Lauderdale, Palm Beach, and Pensacola, have removed, without formal review, hundreds of books allegedly containing "sexual content" from public school classrooms and libraries. - Publishers Weekly
Currently, members of the public who want to access these documents must show up in person. The project will enhance the metadata of each document and will enable users to search and cross-reference entire texts from anywhere in the world. - NPR
