English PEN named the Palestinian playwright its 2026 Writer of Courage, sharing Jacqueline Rose’s PEN Pinter Prize.

At Frankfurt, CEO Belinda Ioni Rasmussen stressed the importance of established processes when publishers face censorship challenges.

The organization received the first IPA Freedom of Expression Defenders Award for its sustained work opposing censorship in the United States.

The Kurdish-literature publisher in Turkey received the AAP International Freedom to Publish Award for a second time, following years of state repression.

The News/Media Alliance backed publishers suing OpenAI and Microsoft, disputing the Justice Department’s position on the use of copyrighted material.

AP reports that Senator Thom Tillis’s new book expresses regret over his vote to confirm Pete Hegseth as defense secretary.

AP describes the destruction of Ranok’s Kharkiv warehouse and the wider pressure Russian attacks have placed on Ukraine’s publishing infrastructure.

Writers told The Bookseller that some commissions are falling as clients try AI, while other assignments now involve revising machine-generated manuscripts.

The reported research found that 34% of listeners increased their spoken-word audio consumption, adding to the industry’s focus on audio audiences.

A Frankfurt panel involving Blinkist, Storytel, and Horbuch Hamburg Verlag explored trust, listener preferences, and the value of synthetic audiobook narration.

Industry presenters estimated that the largest self-publishing businesses operate on a scale comparable to major consumer publishers.

English-language exports, artificial intelligence, and disrupted travel were prominent concerns at this year’s fair, according to The Bookseller.

Liza Cooper was appointed senior brand manager across the Children’s Group, including Igloo, reporting to managing director Anna Bond.

The Federation of European Publishers identified fewer readers as a central threat to the book trade during its Frankfurt market presentation.

The publishing studio founded by agent Neil Blair announced an expanded advisory board and executive committee as it launched.

The former Atria nonfiction editorial director joins as executive editor, continuing to focus on nonfiction; the appointment takes effect November 2.

The former Abrams sales and subsidiary-rights executive will become Rizzoli’s vice president and chief commercial officer on November 1.

Placer.ai’s analysis reported rising foot traffic, including Barnes & Noble visits up 33.6% from 2019 and other bookstores up 16.5%.

Penguin Random House named Hershey senior director of publicity for the two imprints, following 15 years with the company.

The new imprint will focus on W.S. Merwin’s poetic and environmental legacy, beginning with The Way Back: Nature Writings in 2027.

Joyful Reading Company and NASA partnered to offer the Astrobiology Graphic Histories series through Comics Plus for educational and library use.

Executive director Gwydion Suilebhan plans to leave November 15 after more than seven years; the foundation is searching nationally for a successor.

The publisher completed its Romance on Route 66 bookmobile campaign across ten U.S. metro areas, distributing free books along the way.

The novel brings a mysterious bird into the human drama of 1817 Venice.

Cut Him Out in Little Stars combines wartime romance with a coastal murder mystery.

All The Lives She Lived follows Doris across Birmingham, Baghdad, and Beirut.

The musician’s biography by Zoë Howe and Celeste Bell was scheduled for October 8.

Bluemoose’s October 8 publication follows three generations across continents and decades.

Pushkin’s illustrated young-adult book is scheduled for October 22, with art by Tom de Freston.