Spotify takes its premium subscribers the option to buy 15 hours of extra audiobook listening time as a monthly add-on.
AAP’s May StatShot: US Trade Revenues Down 7.5 Percent
On a year-to-date basis, StatShot respondents showed the overall United States publishing industry down 1.8 percent in May.
American Publishers and the White House AI Action Plan
The Association of American Publishers assesses elements of the Trump administration’s ‘AI Action Plan’ and copyright concerns.
The Dayton Literary Peace Prize 2025 Shortlists in 20th Year
The 20th anniversary of the Dayton Literary Peace Prize marks another competition in both fiction and nonfiction shortlists.
Rights Roundup: Warm Weather Titles on the World Market
The books in this Rights Roundup come from Canada, Italy, Denmark, the United Kingdom, Finland, and the United States.
Radish Announces the ‘Difficult Decision’ To Close
Less than a decade in action, one of the key ‘online literature’ serialization platforms, Radish, is to close on December 31.
Nosy Crow’s North American Publisher Katie Cunningham, Dead at 43
Kate Cunningham of Nosy Crow has died following complications related to ovarian cancer.
The US Supreme Court Supports Parents on LGBTQ Books
‘Opt-outs for religious objections will chill what is taught in schools,’ writes PEN America’s Elly Brinkley on ‘Mahmoud v. Taylor.’
Acquisitions: MIT Press Acquires University Science Books
The 47-year-old University Science Books’ inventory is moving to MIT Press’ distribution partner, Penguin Random House Publishing Services.
AAP’s April StatShot: US Industry Down 4.0 Percent in April
The Association of American Publishers’ StatShot sees trade revenues in the US book market down 2.7 percent in April.