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Publishing and AI: Publishers are pushing back against AI-generated “slop” while reportedly using AI on book covers, sharpening debate over how the technology should fit into publishing. Adaptation News: Disney has ordered an animated Artemis Fowl series for Disney+ and Disney Channel, with author Eoin Colfer as an executive producer; the books have sold more than 35 million copies worldwide. Global Books: Industry coverage highlights concerns that international publishers are overlooking Arabic books, while Chinese publishers used the Frankfurt Book Fair to promote titles to Indonesian partners. Awards and Access: Tayari Jones’s Kin won the 2026 Kirkus Prize for fiction, worth $50,000; meanwhile, PEN America reported a record number of school book bans, with Texas accounting for more than 8,000 titles.

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Oct. 9, 2026

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Year Founded	1981
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Domain Registration Year	2002
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Publication Location	United States, New Jersey, Englewood Cliffs
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Publication Location	United States, St. Lauren
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Year Founded	2003
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Publication Location	United States, St. Lauren
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