#News

Sci-Fi Magazine Clarkesworld Overwhelmed with Flood of AI-Generated Stories

Clarkesworld has closed submissions after being flooded with hundreds of AI-generated stories. What comes next in this new literary world?

Oklahoma One Step Closer to Implementing State-Wide Book Rating System

Oklahoma Senators just advanced a bill to create book ratings for school and public libraries.

The Bestselling Books of the Week, According to All the Lists

The New York Times, Publishers Weekly, Amazon, and Indie Bestsellers all have their own bestseller lists. Here are the combined results.

Authors Sign Open Letter to New York Times Calling Out Anti-Trans Coverage

Authors like Roxanne Gay and Alexander Chee have signed an open letter to the New York Times calling out their anti-trans coverage.

Roald Dahl Books are Being Sanitized in New Editions

Hundreds of words have been changed to "modernize" Dahl's work. Salman Rushdie, Philip Pullman, and others protest against the edits.

Hundreds of People Showed Up to the Grand Opening of Octavia’s Bookshelf

The Black, Indigenous, and people of color-focused bookstore in Pasadena, California opened to customers lined up around the block.

Sydney Libraries Celebrate WorldPride 2023

Sydney is hosting WorldPride 2023! The celebration began 17 February with some of the best events available at local libraries.

Bridgerton’s Queen Charlotte is Getting Her Own Romance Novel by Julia Quinn and Shonda Rhimes

The novel is being released May 9th, to coincide with the week the Queen Charlotte Netflix show will premiere.

How to Talk About Book Bans With Friends, Library Patrons, and More: Book Censorship News, February 17, 2023

A guide to talking with friends, as well as with library patrons, about book bans right now. That, plus this week's book censorship news.

HarperCollins Union Voted to Ratify Contract

The HarperCollins Union has voted to ratify the contract with HarperCollins. The employees represented by the union will return 2/21.