Andrew Albanese

The Association of American Publishers is among those supporting a newly launched effort called Fairly Trained, a nonprofit organization that aims to “certify fair training data use” in generative AI.

In an unequivocal 36-page decision, a three-judge panel of the Fifth Circuit—said to be the most conservative court in the nation—agreed with a lower court that the mandatory book ratings called for by the Texas law HB 900 were unconstitutional.

In an unequivocal 36-page decision, a three-judge panel of the Fifth Circuit—said to be the most conservative court in the nation—agreed with a lower court that the mandatory book ratings called f

Vance Explores Open AI at Random House In a preempt, Hilary Redmon at Random House has acquired Elon Musk biographer Ashlee Vance ’s new book about tech giant Open AI.

ALA president Emily Drabinski talks with journalist and author Michele Norris about her new book 'What Americans Really Think About Race and Identity,'at the opening keynote of LibLearnX 2024.

By Andrew Albanese | Jan 26, 2024 listicle] photo credit: Austin Morgan (c.) From left to right: Karen Tei Yamashita, Timothy Heaphy, Lucy Adlington

Among the week's headlines: outgoing ALA president Emily Drabinksi hits the road ahead of the ALA Annual Conference; book bans in Tennessee are poised to get more complicated as a new statewide commission begins work; and the Louisiana state senate passes a bill giving politicians control over library boards

Among the week's headlines: Appeals court uphold a key freedom to read decision in Llano County, Texas; author Hanif Abdurraqib will keynote the ALA's Rally for the Right to Read; and what happened to the Free Library of Philadelphia's Author Events team?

The U.S. Copyright Office has released part one of a wide-ranging report on the impact of the recent artificial intelligence boom — and “digital replicas,” more commonly known as deepfakes, are the first topic of concern.

Never shy about expressing his opinions, Shatzkin was a favorite of the publishing media, and on his long-running blog, the 'Shatzkin Files,' he regularly offered his opinions on the state of publishing.