Publishers Weekly

Literary Advocates Condemn Florida Book Banning Bill

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A coalition of organizations—including the Authors Guild, the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund, and EveryLibrary—has formally opposed Florida House Bill 1539, which would require school districts to remove any book deemed “harmful to minors” within five days of a challenge.

Layoffs Hit Edelweiss

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Above the Treeline, the developer of the digital platform Edelweiss, laid off 15% of its Edelweiss workforce last week. The move comes six months after Above the Treeline's acquisition by Montreal-based software company Valsoft Corporation.

‘ALA v. Sonderling’ Case Moves Forward as Defendants Respond

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Attorneys for Institute of Museum and Library Services acting director Keith Sonderling and his codefendants have responded to a lawsuit filed earlier this month by the American Library Association and the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees in support of the beleaguered IMLS.

U.K. Study Finds ‘Growing Reading Crisis’

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A new report by the Reading Agency, a London-based literacy nonprofit, found that 46% of U.K. adults say they struggle to focus on reading due to distractions around them. Meanwhile, 43% of respondents ages 16-34 say they struggle to finish books they’ve started reading.

PRH, Authors Guild File Brief in Maryland Opt-Out Case

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Ahead of an April 22 Supreme Court hearing, a coalition of publishing parties filed an amicus brief supporting the Montgomery, Md., school district at the center of a lawsuit filed by parents, which claims that instruction involving books with LGBTQ+ themes violates their religious beliefs.

This Week’s Bestsellers: April 21, 2025

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Lauren Roberts wraps up her Powerless trilogy with Fearless, the #1 book in the country. Plus TikTok-beloved Barbara Costello returns with a second cookbook, Every Day with Babs, and Jade Presley’s PW-starred The Never List brings the heat.