Publishing's Latest Piracy Problem: Audiobooks on YouTube
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/21/books/audiobook-piracy-youtube.html
P!nk to Receive NMPA Songwriter Icon Award at Annual Meeting
https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.billboard.com/pro/pink-nmpa-songwriter-icon-award-annual-meeting/
What Is Happening to Publishing?
https://resobscura.substack.com/p/what-is-happening-to-publishing
What #sales are showing in #publishing as the year nears halfway -
Turning the Page on 2026 #Book Trends https://www.circana.com/post/turning-the-page-on-2026-book-trends
Circana’s 2026 book market insights reveal shifting reader preferences amid economic pressure. From the rise of hands-on nonfiction and escapist fiction like manga to continued strength in children’s and screen-free categories, emerging trends point to evolving consumer behaviors in a competitive entertainment landscape.
“Out From Under” is an ambitious and worthy #sequel to “The Evil Inclination.” Part of Lev will always feel #Orthodox in the #Brooklyn style he grew up with, but through Rachel, Rabbi Louise and #novel’s broader cast of memorable characters, he becomes open to a more flexible, yet still committed, #religious path.
With rising #antisemitism, #Victor believes both #novels carry the message that “we need to have the courage to make #Judaism meaningful in all aspects of our lives. Deep engagement with #Jewish learning and observance is critical to survival.”
In fact, outside of #Orthodox #publishing, few contemporary #Jewishnovels probe the lives of #Jews searching for meaningful religious engagement, especially from an Orthodox perspective. This makes Victor’s compulsively readable #novels that much more relevant in today’s world."
https://jewishjournal.com/culture/arts/books/388856/lev-livitskys-very-complicated-second-act/
China stops updating a 22-year journal ranking system once used to evaluate and fund researchers.
A shift away from “where you publish” toward “what you contribute”.
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독일 주요 매체 Der Spiegel이 노벨문학상 수상자의 AI 활용을 스캔들로 볼 수 있는지 다루는 기사를 실었다는 점을 언급하며, 독일 내 AI 사용에 대한 사회적 분위기와 논쟁을 보여주는 사례로 소개한다.
Der Spiegel, arguably Germany's best-known news outlet, has published an article that couldn't be more emblematic of the mood in Germany. Translated, it reads: "The Nobel laureate in Literature admits to using AI for her books. Is that a scandal?" Let that sink in for a second,
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