Romance Publishing: Romance readers are proving too valuable to stop at books: Brooklyn publisher 831 Stories is building events, merchandise and online extras around its titles, as romance print sales rose 24% from fall 2024 to fall 2025. AI and Authorship: South African romance writer Coral Hart says she has sold a million books and earned R16 million while producing 370 titles in 20 months, defending her use of AI amid debate over authorship and quality. Writers’ Rights: Authors have donated royalties to Sally Rooney after her books were pulled from UK shelves, intensifying debate over writers’ speech and publishers’ choices. Reader Fandom: Sarah J. Maas’s latest ACOTAR release drew midnight queues and costumes in New Zealand, showing the commercial force of devoted fantasy readership. Literary Careers: In Steven Galloway’s defamation case, his agent told a B.C. court that unproven sexual-assault allegations made it impossible to sell new work and derailed a promising career. Galloway denies the claims and was never charged. Book-to-Screen: A UAE comics and animation conference honored publishers in a challenge to adapt literary works for screen, spotlighting another route for books to reach audiences.