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Authors speak out against failed US book festival: ‘shattered badges and silence’

May 09 2025: In the days leading up to the A Million Lives book festival, things already seemed amiss. Grace Marsceau, the event organizer, messaged an attending author that the DJ was in the hospital and the company had no replacement. She owed the hotel “six figures” because the ...

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Trump abruptly fires librarian of Congress in latest purge of government

May 09 2025: Donald Trump abruptly fired the librarian of Congress, Carla Hayden, on Thursday as the White House continues to purge the federal government of those perceived to oppose the Republican US president and his agenda.

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R.I. district court grants preliminary injunction in IMLS case

May 06 2025: In welcome news for the Institute of Museum and Library Services and two more federal agencies targeted for dismantling by a presidential executive order, the District Court of Rhode Island has granted 21 states’ attorneys general the preliminary injunction they sought ...

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NEA literary grants terminated, staff depart as Trump proposes eliminating the agency

May 05 2025: On May 2, the National Endowment for the Arts terminated or rescinded grants already awarded in the 2025 fiscal year to a number of cultural institutions, including several nonprofit publishers and literary organizations. That same day, the Trump administration proposed...

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Judge grants IMLS a temporary reprieve in ‘ALA v. Sonderling’

May 02 2025: The American Library Association and American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) on Thursday were granted a “narrow” temporary restraining order (TRO) against further action by Institute of Museum and Library Services acting director Keith ...

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ALA and AFSCME prepare their case for IMLS

Apr 29 2025: On the eve of an April 30 motion hearing on the future of the Institute of Museum and Library Services, attorneys for the American Library Association and the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees have responded to last week’s filing by the ...

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The Young Publishers Association is nurturing the industry’s next generation

Apr 25 2025: For young people in publishing, many conversations with industry veterans invoke mentions of the “good old days,” a bygone era of long lunches and lavish parties. Today, newcomers navigate a very different, far less social professional environment—shaped in many ways by...

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Literary advocates condemn Florida book banning bill

Apr 24 2025: A coalition of literary organizations, anti-censorship advocacy groups, and Florida education stakeholders has formally opposed Florida House Bill 1539, legislation they claim would significantly restrict students' access to books in Florida public schools.

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