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Executive Order targets the Institute for Museum and Library Services

Mar 17 2025: In a March 14 executive order, the Trump Administration is seeking to eliminate the Institute for Museum and Library Services “to the maximum extent consistent with applicable law.” The EO states that the IMLS—along with six additional entities including the U.S. Agency...

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PEN America's World Voices Festival, Literary Awards to return

Mar 17 2025: PEN America has announced that two of its tentpole spring events—the World Voices Festival and Literary Awards—will return this year. The festival and awards were canceled in 2024 after a number of authors withdrew from participation in protest of the organization's ...

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Fast-growing indie publishers: 5 standouts of 2024

Mar 14 2025: It has not been easy for smaller independent publishers to prosper in the post pandemic world. Rising costs coupled with flat industry sales have forced them to seek savings, often by limiting marketing efforts. And while larger houses can use acquisitions to create ...

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Library Futures investigates content bans in research databases

Mar 10 2025: Library Futures, a nonprofit organization that addresses library policy and digital access, has released a report on the censorship of e-resources used by students for classroom research. Neo-Censorship in U.S. Libraries: An Investigation Into Digital Content ...

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ABA goes into damage control mode after contentious WI2025 community forum

Mar 07 2025: A week after Winter Institute 2025 wrapped up in Denver on February 26, the American Booksellers Association dedicated Thursday’s issue of its weekly Bookselling This Week newsletter to respond to criticisms raised at a contentious WI2025 community forum.

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Sophie Elmhirst’s Maurice and Maralyn wins Nero book of the year prize

Mar 05 2025: A book by a Guardian long read writer about the true story of a couple who were lost at sea for 118 days in the 70s after their boat was struck by a whale has won the Nero Gold prize.

Sophie Elmhirst was presented with the £30,000 award for her book Maurice and ...

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The book business prepares for tariff turmoil

Mar 05 2025: President Donald Trump’s 25% tariffs on goods from Mexico and Canada, as well as a 10% increase to tariffs on goods from China, went into effect on March 4—and although the tariffs had been delayed once before, the publishing and printing industries are still left with ...

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AAP announces 2025 Prose Award category winners

Mar 03 2025: The Association of American Publishers has announced the 37 category winners for the 49th annual PROSE Awards, honoring professional and scholarly works published in 2024.

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