U.S. faces 'expanded and escalated' book censorship, PEN America reports
Timed to coincide with the upcoming Banned Books Week and Let Freedom Read Day, October 5–11, PEN America has released its annual report on censorship in public schools. The data further supports the...
View ArticleAmerica's burgeoning fleet of book bikes
The United States is in a literacy crisis. In 2023, a survey conducted by the National Center for Education Statistics found that 28% of American citizens ages 16–65 read below the equivalent of a...
View ArticleStephen King is the most banned author in US schools, according to report
A new report on book bans in US schools finds Stephen King as the author most likely to be censored and the country divided between states actively restricting works and those attempting to limit or...
View ArticleJudge gives preliminary approval to Anthropic settlement
Following a September 25 hearing, U.S. District Judge William Alsup gave preliminarily approval to $1.5 billion settlement in the class action lawsuit in which authors charged AI giant Anthropic with...
View ArticleJudge approves $1.5 billion settlement over AI company Anthropic's alleged...
A federal judge on Thursday approved a $1.5 billion settlement between artificial intelligence company Anthropic and authors who allege nearly half a million books had been illegally pirated to train...
View ArticleBook industry divided over AI adoption, finds BISG survey
Nearly half of book industry professionals are using artificial intelligence tools for work, but 98% report significant concerns about AI implementation, according to new survey data from the Book...
View ArticleFederal judge tosses Trump's lawsuit against PRH, 'NYT'
A federal judge has thrown out President Donald Trump's $15 billion lawsuit against Penguin Random House and the New York Times, which the President had filed earlier this week on the grounds of...
View ArticleNew organization hopes to boost book reviews
Former Beacon Press director Helene Atwan and a group of other industry members have formed Viva la Book Review, a new nonprofit organization which hopes to match book reviews—and reviewers—with local...
View ArticleTrump sues Penguin Random House, 'New York Times' for $15 billion
President Donald Trump has filed a lawsuit in Florida accusing the New York Times and its reporters Susanne Craig, Russ Buettner, Peter Baker, and Michael S. Schmidt, of disparagement. Penguin Random...
View ArticleBook banners are everywhere. These lawyers are playing offense.
Mark Herron isn't exactly a media lawyer. His specialty is discrimination and employment rights, and most of his cases involve mistreatment in the workplace stemming from gender, race, or disability...
View ArticleApple sued by authors for copyright infringement
Apple is the latest tech company to be hit with a proposed class action lawsuit over unauthorized training of AI models using published books. On Friday, authors Grady Hendrix and Jennifer Roberson...
View ArticleAFSCME, cultural organizations ask court to reinforce IMLS protection
On September 3, the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees and a coalition of library, museum, and cultural organizations filed an amicus brief in Rhode Island v. Trump, stating...
View ArticleTraditional publishers find success in nontraditional ways
These days, many people in the book business are taking the proverb "necessity is the mother of invention" more seriously than ever. Buffeted by inflation, flat sales, and consolidation in such areas...
View ArticleTentative agreement reached in Anthropic copyright lawsuit
In an announcement that stunned industry veterans who remember publishing's drawn-out fair use battle with Google, Anthropic has reportedly reached a preliminary agreement with attorneys representing...
View ArticleAttorneys general beseech R.I. judge to protect IMLS
As the calendar ticks toward September 30 and the end of fiscal 2025, at which time U.S. legislators will determine FY 2026 appropriations for public institutions, 21 states' attorneys general have...
View Article'Deeply concerning': reading for fun in the US has fallen by 40%, new study says
The number of Americans who read for pleasure has fallen by 40%, according to a new study. Researchers at the University of Florida and University College London have found that between 2003 and 2023,...
View ArticleFreedom to read advocates cheer decision in 'PRH v. Gibson'
Right to read advocates hailed a Florida court's ringing defense of First Amendment rights this week. On August 13, U.S. District Court Judge Carlos E. Mendoza of the Middle District of Florida ruled...
View ArticleThe Associated Press tells its book critics that it's ending weekly reviews
Terrible news from The Associated Press. Media Nation correspondent J.A. passes along this note from Anthony McCartney, the AP's global entertainment and lifestyle editor.
View ArticleFlorida court upholds freedom to read in 'PRH v. Gibson'
In an order that sets a strong precedent for keeping books on public school library shelves, the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida has upheld the freedom to read in Penguin Random...
View ArticleAuthors v. Anthropic copyright piracy lawsuit speeds ahead
The class action lawsuit filed against Anthropic charging the AI company with illegally using pirated books to train its large language models continue to unfold at a rapid pace. On July 31, Anthropic...
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