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Literary agent Neil Blair has launched High Line Publishing Studio, a transatlantic publisher focused on books by Jewish and Israeli writers as well as nonfiction titles that “meaningfully shape public conversation.” The Association of University Presses is teaming with PBS Books on Uncovered, a new monthly series aimed at connecting librarians and educators with titles from academic publishers. St. Martin’s will publish a new novel by The Women author Kristin Hannah next May. And 25 years after 9/11, we’re revisiting our coverage of how the New York publishing industry adapted in the wake of the attacks. In other news, Peacock has ordered a series adaptation of Kennedy Ryan’s 2022 romance novel Before I Let Go, per Variety, and Kristen Ciccarelli’s Crimson Moth romantasy series is in development for TV with The 100 producer Kim Shumway adapting, Deadline reports. A recent survey conducted in the U.K. by Oxford University Press suggests AI use is under-disclosed in academic research, leading the publisher to tighten its guidelines around the technology, per the Bookseller. Asymptote talks with World Kid Lit managing director Ruth Ahmedzai Kemp and Arabic translator Anam Zafar about their work to address the Anglocentric bias in children’s literature. And the BBC examines the legacy of one-time British romance superstar Barbara Cartland.