4+ hour, 47+ min ago  (1400+ words) Amanda Jones speaking at the Libraries Connected 2026 Annual Seminar in the U.K. Jones (left) with Isobel Hunter, Executive Director of Libraries Connected. And it can happen anywhere. It happened in my community. Honestly, it was not a groundbreaking speech. It was…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago  (155+ words) “Our research shows that the more we read or listen, regardless of format, the better we feel,” said Storytel Group CEO Bodil Eriksson Torp, in an introduction to the report. The 2026 Story Report, a new study from Storytel, surveyed more…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago  (1809+ words) Open Letter Books founder and publisher Chad W. Post sees the recently launched Literary Arts Foundation in the U.S. as not only a funding opportunity, but a once-in-a-lifetime chance to rethink how we support serious book culture, including translated works. By Chad…...

2+ day, 6+ hour ago  (932+ words) By Olivia Snaije, Contributing Editor From left: Eghosa Imasuen, Anwuli Ojogwu, and Wendy Njoroge (credit: Wendy Njoroge). Wendy Njoroge co-owns Narrative Landscape Press East Africa (NLPEA), based in Kenya. Although she lacked experience in publishing, she had co-founded and run…...

2+ day, 12+ hour ago  (675+ words) The lawsuit accuses Google of illegally copying millions of works to train its Gemini AI service which, the publishers argue, is already being used to flood the marketplace for books with “AI-generated substitutes.” The complaint goes on to note that…...

2+ day, 12+ hour ago  (574+ words) Adding to Sharjah’s growing importance as a hub for international dialogue, the IPC will focus on three key areas – inclusion, innovation, and integrity. (Sponsored) By Erin L. Cox, Publisher | @erinlcox The official handover took place following the IPA Awards Ceremony,…...

6+ day, 7+ hour ago  (247+ words) The annual award celebrates a newly built or expanded public library that has “best managed to combine open and functional architecture with sustainable and creative IT solutions” and “has included both digital developments and local culture.” IFLA repos said this…...

6+ day, 6+ hour ago  (387+ words) During this week’s International Publishers Association Congress in Malaysia, one panel tackled the impact of technology on three markets. Speakers for IPA Congress panel “Emerging Markets: New Technologies; New Challenges” By Erin L. Cox, Publisher | @erinlcox This week, at the…...

1+ week, 7+ hour ago  (430+ words) The proposed fixed price bill raises “serious concerns from the perspective of competition and consumer protection law,” Poland’s competition watchdog, the UOKiK, said in its opinion. (credit: National Library of Poland). The provisions proposed in the bill “raise serious concerns…...

1+ week, 7+ hour ago  (934+ words) The second day of this year’s IPA Congress continued the discussion with a greater focus on the Malaysian market, the UN SDGs, and the biggest threat to the industry, our lack of positivity. By Erin L. Cox, Publisher | @erinlcox Dato…...