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PEN America faces policy rethink as authors refuse awards over Gaza

PEN America to reevaluate its mission amid authors withdrawing from awards and demands for leadership change over Gaza stance.

HarperCollins and ElevenLabs partner to create foreign language audiobooks using advanced AI technology amid criticism.

Explore the rising book ban crisis in U.S. schools in a new PEN America report and the nationwide fight for educational freedom.

Governor DeSantis signs a bill limiting challenges to school library books in Florida, adjusting previous policies.

Grappling with Liz Truss’s memoir, questioning reading habits, and finding unexpected literary treasures in books you hate reading.

Scotland’s Aye Write 2024 festival adapts with pop-up events thanks to vital donation, ensuring its continuation amid funding crisis.

A Society of Authors survey reveals a third of translators and quarter of illustrators losing work to generative AI.

Spotify Audiobooks’ success sees 25% of Premium users engaging with content and significant royalty increases for authors.

Libraries Connected launches fundraiser for a mobile library to support war-affected communities in Ukraine.

Discover how book summary apps impact author rights and shifts how our culture engages with literature in today’s fast-paced, digital world.