The Best Defense

PEN America is teaming with publishers and literary organizations to confront a growing wave of harassment and threats of violence aimed at authors, spurred by book bans. This week, we’re rolling out the finalists for our Bookstore of the Year and Sales Rep of the Year—starting with Greedy Reads in Baltimore and Doris Allen of Scholastic—ahead of the announcement of our two winners this Friday. And with the Bologna Children’s Book Fair kicking off today, we rounded up all the must-see events at this year’s program. In other news, Tucker Carlson is launching an eponymous imprint with Skyhorse Publishing, with an inaugural list featuring titles from Russell Brand, Milo Yiannopoulos, and more, per the Wall Street Journal. Starting next month, Amazon will end its software support for Kindle devices released in 2012 or earlier, preventing them from connecting to the Kindle Store and downloading new e-books, according to Wired. The Los Angeles Times explores how streaming platforms ignited a boom of popular YA adaptations, from Heated Rivalry to The Summer I Turned Pretty. The Shy Girl controversy continues to rattle authors, who worry about inaccurate AI detection and increased paranoia throughout the publishing industry, the New York Times reports. And Slate argues that AI is unraveling a once-thriving ecosystem of online writing communities.