Federal Lawsuit Aims At Texas Reader Act
The Texas “Reader Act” requires book vendors to review any book that could be sold into a school.
The Texas “Reader Act” requires book vendors to review any book that could be sold into a school.
PRH CEO Nihar Malaviya said that any growth the industry has seen has been offset by increased costs.
Copyright infringement lawsuits from authors and artists against creators of Generative AI software are mounting.
According to PW’s Andrew Albanese, the ALA conference highlighted an organized response from the library and publishing communities to politicized attacks on the freedom to read.
“This is going to require a new kind of advocacy work,” says PW’s Andrew Albanese.
“The hope is the risk of losing critical state funds will dissuade cities and towns from the kind of bans we’ve seen,” says PW’s Andrew Albanese.
Trade book publishing industry as we know it will soon be obsolete, asserts Thad McIlroy.
Across all sectors, US publishing sales in 2022 totaled $28.1 billion, according to the Association of American Publishers.
The PEN America suit seeks to have banned books returned to school library shelves.
Pulitzer winners represent the best that the publishing industry has to offer.