Timing for an IPO would likely be summer 2026 or later, after parent company Elliott Investment’s fiscal year ends in April.

These policies ultimately invite writers to lie about using LLMs if they believe their own use can’t be detected.

The deal is set to close in January 2026. The new owners include Oracle, Silver Lake, and Abu Dhabi-based MGX.

By thinking like a filmmaker—planning your beats, deciding your shots—you create a vivid experience that pulls readers into the story.

When pitching to agents or editors, the right comp titles help you articulate where you position yourself within a very competitive market.

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Poetry Corp is an informal collective of five New York–based small presses.

The companies have struck a three-year licensing agreement that allows users to create AI videos using more than 200 licensed characters.

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Some authors are now choosing to apply DRM to their titles moving forward, as they don’t want their books downloaded as PDFs.

Customers can ask questions about the Kindle book they’re reading and receive AI-generated answers—and authors & publishers can’t opt out.

The new bestseller discusses how to bring your climate or energy startup to life, using the authors’ 24-step framework.

Understanding stress responses as learned survival strategies can help you turn every high-stakes scene into character development on the page.

When a story barrels from one conflict to the next, hitting pause for a well-placed glimmer of light can benefit both characters and readers.

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Brian King is seeking YA and adult fantasy and romantasy. He has years of experience writing and working for Barnes & Noble.

PRH is collaborating with Netflix, which streams KPop Demon Hunters, to publish “fan-forward” titles about the show.

The Dublin-based publisher will focus on current affairs and business titles with a global focus.

The headline finding is that personal recommendation is the top source of book discovery, surpassing social media and platforms like Amazon.

YouTube is the second-biggest search engine, and I spoke with three savvy authors for whom it’s a key driver of readership growth and revenue.

For the first time, the personalized data story that recaps a user’s listening habits throughout the year includes audiobooks.

The lawsuits accuse Perplexity of retrieving information in real time from paywalled sites without licensing.

As of Feb. 1, 2026, IngramSpark is increasing their pricing in two different ways: distribution fees and production costs.

Having analyzed over 1000 memoir manuscripts in a 15 year span, Wendy Dale found two linked components of powerful, plot-driven storytelling.