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Faber comes to the U.S.

Feb 12 2025: Faber, the storied U.K. independent publisher, has launched a new division, Faber US, in the United States. The move comes a decade after Faber first nodded to plans to enter the American market and months after fellow British publishing fixture Bloomsbury rolled out a ...

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Global book business condemns arrest of Jerusalem booksellers

Feb 11 2025: Mahmoud Muna and Ahmad Muna, the co-owners of the Educational Bookshop in East Jerusalem who were arrested by Israeli police during a raid of the bookstore on February 9, were released on Tuesday. They are under house arrest for five days, and have been ordered not to ...

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AAP, IPA join groups calling for AI to respect copyright

Feb 10 2025: Thirty-eight international organizations representing creative industries—including the Association of American Publishers, under the auspices of the International Publishers Association—have released a joint statement calling for oversight and regulation of artificial ...

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Israeli police raid Jerusalem bookshops and arrest Palestinian owners

Feb 10 2025: Israeli police have raided a leading Palestinian-owned bookshop in Jerusalem and detained two of its owners, citing a children’s colouring book as evidence of incitement to terrorism.

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Publishers sue state of Idaho over library book bans

Feb 05 2025: A group of major publishers in the US are suing the state of Idaho over a book-banning law.

HB 710, enacted last July, forbids anyone under the age of 18 from accessing books deemed “harmful to minors”, including those depicting “sexual conduct”, in school or public ...

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Giller prize drops sponsor after protests over Israel arms link

Feb 04 2025: The Giller prize, a prestigious Canadian literary award, has cut ties with a controversial sponsor after more than a year of pushback from the literary community.

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Authors Guild rolls out ‘Human Authored’ certification program

Jan 30 2025: The Authors Guild has launched a certification system, “Human Authored,” intended to provide authors and publishers with a way to distinguish their work in an “increasingly AI-saturated market.” The system will provide an official mark on books registered by its author ...

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Future of libraries, arts agencies unclear amid federal funding freeze

Jan 29 2025: While President Donald J. Trump's executive order to freeze all federal loans, grants, and other financial assistance has been temporarily blocked by a federal judge, libraries, arts agencies, and others are still scrambling for clarity amid potentially devastating cuts...

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