News & Notes is a weekly Saturday post featuring book- and publishing-related news, links to interesting articles and opinion pieces, and other cool stuff.
Bookish News
- “Book Bans…represent a clear danger to…our members and their communities” ABA CEO Allison K. Hill said in written testimony to the Senate Judiciary Committee’s Sept. 12 hearing on book bannings. (Shelf Awareness)
- Drew Barrymore dropped as National Book Awards host for restarting her talk show in the midst of the Hollywood writers’ strike. (NPR)
- 2023 National Book Award Longlists Announced (Publishers Weekly)
- Textbook Publishers Sue Notorious ‘Shadow Library’ Libgen for copyright infringement. Libgen is a popular pirate site. (Publishers Weekly)
- Internet Archive Files Appeal in Copyright Infringement Case (Publishers Weekly)
- Book Fairs Will See an Increase in Censorship This Year, plus the latest book-banning news. (Book Riot)
- ABA Names Amanda Gorman Indie Bookstore Ambassador (Shelf Awareness)
- Books-A-Million Offering Same-Day and Next-Day Delivery Via Walmart GoLocal, starting in the Southeast and Midwest. (Shelf Awareness)
Worth Reading/Viewing
- Debut novel by Millie Bobby Brown reignites debate over ghostwritten celebrity books (The Guardian)
- Where Have All the YA Paperbacks Gone? Jessica Kara, aka Jess E. Owen, makes the case for reviving the teen-affordable YA paperback. (Publishers Weekly)
- The Value of an Education That Never Ends (New York Times) The benefits of being a lifelong learner.
- Robert Gray: The Captivating, Unputdownable, Highly Recommended Book Blurb (Shelf Awareness)
- Island boy makes painstakingly detailed LEGO replica of Munro’s Books in Victoria, B.C. (Chek News)
Books, Movies, and TV
- Lessons In Chemistry trailer was released by AppleTV
- The Mystery Behind ‘A Wrinkle in Time’ Cover Art Is Solved (New York Times, unlocked)
Book Lists
- The Ultimate Fall 2023 Books Preview (LitHub)
Bookish Quote
Nicole @ BookWyrmKnits
I have an issue with ghostwriters, but only a little one. I don’t mind the Big Name Celeb getting their name on the cover or stuff like that. But I want the ghostwriter to get credit, too. The way I’ve seen this done best is having the author listed as “Big Name Celeb as told to Ghostwriter.” It happens now and then, but I think that is the best way to do it and I wish it was more common.
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