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Acclaimed cartoonist Joe Sacco breaks silence after publisher withdraws new book about India sectarian riots

Author says Penguin Random House India sought five pages of changes that amounted to ‘finding excuses’ not to distribute book

The Independent UK

This week’s bestselling books – June 5

The latest NielsenIQ BookScan chart of NZ books, plus win a book on the meaning of NZ life

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Bestselling books at King’s Birthday Weekend

The latest NielsenIQ BookScan chart of NZ books, plus win the best book of the year

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Best Australian books out in May: Robert Forster’s crime caper, a ‘superb’ new novel and Periodic Bitch

Each month Guardian Australia editors and critics pick the upcoming titles they have devoured – or can’t wait to get their hands on

The Guardian - AU

Penguin to sue OpenAI over ChatGPT version of German children’s book

Publisher alleges AI research company’s chatbot violated its copyright over Coconut the Little Dragon series

The Guardian - UK

Artist shares how he created Penguin Random House's Playful Penguins campaign

Alan the penguin gets an ensemble cast.

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George RR Martin Returns to X to Warn Fans About Scammers But Receive Hilarious Response About 'The Winds of Winter'

George RR Martin returned to X after two years to warn fans about scammers, but the announcement was quickly hijacked by readers demanding 'The Winds of Winter'.

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Eric Dane’s memoir set to be published posthumously later this year

After his death aged 53. actor Eric Dane’s memoir will be published posthumously later this year.

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Arundhati Roy and Sarah Perry among 16 authors longlisted for Women’s Non-Fiction Prize

Literary award was founded in 2023 to help redress the historic gender imbalance in nonfiction prizes

The Independent UK

Brooklyn Beckham and wife Nicola Peltz ‘offered huge deal for tell-all book’

Pubilshers are said to be ‘clamouring’ to get the apiring chef and actress to put pen to paper

Evening Standard

George RR Martin’s team releases statement following AI accusations

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The Independent UK

George RR Martin’s team defends new Game of Thrones book amid AI artwork claims

Fans suspect cover elements of new illustrated edition of ‘A Feast for Crows’ generated with AI

The Independent UK

New York Times v Sullivan: the 60-year old Supreme Court judgment that press freedom depends on in Trump era

Donald Trump is attempting to sue the New York Times. In a lawsuit filed on September 15 the US president charged that the paper, two Times journalists and also the publisher Penguin Random House committed libel and defamation against him in series of articles and a book discussing his business…

The Conversation

Judge tosses out Trump’s $15B lawsuit against the New York Times as he rips his lawyers

The judge slammed the ‘many, often repetitive, and laudatory (toward President Trump) but superfluous allegations’ laid out in the president’s stricken complaint.

The Independent UK

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The Conversation

5 new Australian publishers are making defiant, weird, grass-roots books

In the past year or so, three Australian publishing mergers happened within a few short months. Text Publishing, Pantera Press and Affirm Press were all absorbed into a larger company. Once a company has shareholders, like Penguin Random House and Simon and Schuster (which acquired Affirm and Text), the business…

The Conversation

Federal judge overturns part of Florida’s book ban law, drawing on nearly 100 years of precedent protecting First Amendment access to ideas

When a junior at an Orange County public high school in Florida visited the school library to check out a copy of “On the Road” by Jack Kerouac, it wasn’t in its Dewey decimal system-assigned location.

The Guardian - AU

Kathleen Folbigg’s memoir, an ode to condiments and ‘a work of art’: the best Australian books out in September

Each month Guardian Australia editors and critics pick the upcoming titles they have devoured – or can’t wait to get their hands on

Evening Standard

Michael Rosen says Allan Ahlberg was a ‘pioneer of great children’s literature’

The children’s author, known for books including Peepo! and Woof!, has died at the age of 87.

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The Independent UK

Beloved children's author Allan Ahlberg dies at 87

Allan Ahlberg, author of over 150 children's books including the classic “Eat Peach Pear Plum,” has died at 87

Euronews

Allan Ahlberg, British children's author of 'Funny Bones' and 'The Jolly Postman', dies aged 87

The author of classic titles like 'The Jolly Postman', 'Peepo!' and 'Funny Bones' wrote "mini masterpieces" that have endured for decades.

The Independent UK

Children’s author Allan Ahlberg dies aged 87

The publishers Penguin Random House put out his last picture book, Under the Table, in 2023

The Conversation

Caught on the jumbotron: How literature helps us understand modern-day public shaming

The scene at Gillette Stadium in Massachusetts on July 16 was steeped in irony.

The Guardian - US

A Palestinian chef’s quest to preserve his heritage, one dish at a time: ‘This is a political act’

For Sami Tamimi, preparing the food of his homeland is an act of resilience and keeping his culture alive

The Guardian - UK

Inside the Salt Path controversy: ‘Scandal has stalked memoir since the genre was invented’

Raynor Winn’s bestselling book is far from the first time a true story has been called into question after publication. But how does it happen? And should readers really feel betrayed?

The Independent UK

Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson made millions for writing memoir

Justice Jackson was paid an advance of $2,068,750 by Penguin Random House for her memoir titled “Lovely One,” according to her 2024 financial disclosure

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