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In a move that will expand Readerlink’s footprint in library distribution, the wholesaler has agreed to acquire Baker & Taylor, which has struggled to stay profitable over the years. An appeals court has ruled that Shira Perlmutter can keep her position as U.S. register of copyrights amid her months-long legal battle against the White House’s attempt to dismiss her. The defendants in Rhode Island v. Trump were once again denied a stay of the preliminary injunction ordering a halt to the defunding of the Institute of Museum and Library Services. Meanwhile, the IMLS budget for FY2026 cleared two legislative hurdles on its way to getting Congressional approval. Plus, the longlist for the National Book Award for Nonfiction has been announced. Warner Bros. and DC Comics are suing AI firm Midjourney for copyright infringement, following the lead of Disney and Universal, who filed a similar suit earlier this year, per CNET. Katie Kitamura’s Audition is heading to the big screen, with Lucy Liu and director Lulu Wang attached, reports Variety, while Legendary snagged the movie rights to Alchemised by PW Writer to Watch SenLinYu in a seven-figure deal, per the Hollywood Reporter. Children’s author Scott Stuart is speaking out after President Trump targeted one of his books for promoting “radical gender ideology,” reports the Guardian. On Substack, agent Alia Hanna Habib asks five editors what it takes to get published in the “tough categories” of memoir and essay. And the Tasteland podcast chatted with Bookshop.org founder and CEO Andy Hunter.