Book industry updates: Meta faces lawsuit, AI translation service launches, libraries innovate, BookCon returns, and censorship claims fall flat. Concerns and advancements shape the sector.
Book restrictions are challenged by the BMI, Russia censors books. NEA grants terminated. Authors Ngugi wa and Edmund White passed away. Library funding threatened, and a free speech case is dismissed.
Legal challenges against arts funding cuts, censorship incidents (book burning, author's exile), and AI-generated content raise concerns about freedom of speech and the future of libraries & literature.
ACLU sues Rutherford County (TN) over banning 140+ books. Iowa's Senate File 496 faces legal challenges. Publishing industry shifts for youths. Museum Institute legal fight continues. Shakespeare's marriage examined.
