France’s Prix Pascal makes AI disclosure the price of entry. The UK’s Society of Authors just quit its own AI charter. Two ways to handle AI in books.
France’s Prix Pascal makes AI disclosure the price of entry. The UK’s Society of Authors just quit its own AI charter. Two ways to handle AI in books.
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Chinese novelist Liu Zhenyun wins the 18th Hua Zong World Chinese Literature Award. Discover his global impact and upcoming UK and UAE events.
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Elliott has picked banks and a chairman for a Barnes & Noble–Waterstones London IPO, but Waterstones has reportedly slipped to 2027. What it means.
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Tanzania has ordered a two-week crackdown on book piracy. What does the government’s hard line mean for writers, publishers and rights holders?
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The 12th Baku International Book Fair, 21–27 October 2026, gathers publishers from 30 countries at the Baku Expo Center under a child-focused motto championing reading in the digital age.
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5 BILLION – that’s how much Amazon’s Kindle Unlimited will have paid out to self-publishers and small presses when the October 2026 pot payout is announced in November.
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The Korean Publishers Society’s “No Books, No AI” appeal demands disclosure and fair pay for creators, as Anthropic’s bulk book buys and a $1.5bn settlement reshape the debate.
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The 4th Al Diwan Arabic Book Fair opens in Berlin with 110+ publishers, Qatari literary stars and the new Riwaq Prize for Arabic studies.
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Beirut remains an essential gateway to the Arabic-language market.
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Crunchyroll Manga launches in India with 250+ titles from leading publishers, bundled into a low-cost Ultimate Fan tier alongside anime streaming.
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Wired says HarperCollins, Simon & Schuster and Hachette use AI internally while suing AI firms and cancelling authors. The double standard is the story.
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LIBER 2026 closed in Barcelona with 9,100 trade visitors, 250 exhibitors and 5,300 professional meetings, reinforcing its role as the hub of Spanish-language rights trading.
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Sharjah Book Authority hosts 13 Chinese publishing officials to explore educational publishing, rights exchange and SIBF participation in the UAE.
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Qatar National Library’s third Write to Inspire programme examined AIs impact on publishing, debating ethics, labelling and workflows for Qatars book industry.
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MIP London is dead, the Children’s Media Conference is leaving Sheffield, and a fair TNPS has criticised for years is suddenly the centre of an experiment in book-to-screen convergence. Yes, TNPS briefly emerges from The Gambia’s darkness!
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AI “detection” by em dash and font isn’t literary judgement — it’s folk taxonomy. Why the grammar police’s panic says more about them than about AI.
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The 27th Baghdad International Book Fair draws 600+ publishers, Oman as guest of honour and strong Iraqi demand—key insights for global publishing professionals on markets, culture and opportunities.
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Bonnier’s Nextory Deal Isn’t a Subscriber Story — It’s a Vertical Integration...
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I used to say that my life in The Gambia was the two week holiday in paradise that never ends. Nowadays it’s more being the proverbial frog in the pot of water on the stove.
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