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
Writers in Los Angeles? To the East Coast, such a notion was ridiculous. And yet, I was to discover, there was a freedom in the fact that nobody seemed to be paying attention. It made the boundaries permeable and thin. - Zocalo Public Square
The awards in question are the UK’s Polari Prizes, and the issue is the presence on the longlist for Polari Book of the Year of the novella Earth by John Boyne, who supports J.K. Rowling's controversial views on trans people and has described himself as a “fellow TERF” (trans-exclusionary radical feminist). - The Guardian
With the rise of AI writing tools, Wikipedia editors have had to deal with an onslaught of AI-generated content filled with false information and phony citations. - The Verge
As Anthropic argued, it now "faces hundreds of billions of dollars in potential damages liability at trial in four months" based on a class certification rushed at "warp speed" that involves "up to seven million potential claimants, whose works span a century of publishing history," each possibly triggering a $150,000 fine. - Ars Technica
"Sound can tell you a lot, and Seattle’s fiction podcast scene is using that powerful storytelling tool to keep audiences on the edge of their metaphorical seats during stories full of tension, passion, mystery, intimacy and more.” - Seattle Times
“With a steely command of omniscience, selective disclosure, irony, and other narrative devices, Spark re-creates in the relationship between author and reader the sadomasochistic partnership between the Almighty and his hopelessly wayward flock.” - The Atlantic
“Only 1,500 first-edition copies were printed. Since it's a children's book, many copies are battered and worn, with few still possessing their dust cover.” - CBC
“Unfortunately, the audience for book reviews is relatively low and we can no longer sustain the time it takes to plan, coordinate, write and edit reviews.” - Media Nation
