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Book authors hail ‘historic settlement’ as Anthropic dodges trial on how it actually acquired millions of copyrighted works to ingest
Fortune
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A group of book authors has reached a settlement agreement with artificial intelligence company Anthropic after suing the chatbot maker for copyright infringement. Introducing the 2025 Fortune Global 500, the definitive ranking of the biggest...
Book explores 'ordinary' miner's evolution to outback astronomer
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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August 27, 2025
Broken Hill mine worker Trevor Barry had no idea where his passion for the stars would take him when he swapped underground machinery for a homemade astronomy telescope. Decades later, the 73-year-old's unique journey from his humble outback...
Book Review: The Reunion is an intriguing twist on Australian Gothic with a touch of locked room drama
The AU Review
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August 27, 2025
More than 100 years on from Picnic at Hanging Rock, Australian novelists are still exploring the terror of being lost in the Australian landscape, with many genres now borrowing from what we know as the Australian Gothic. Bronwyn Rivers‘ debut...
Review: MARY - THE BIRTH OF FRANKENSTEIN at ASB Waterfront Theatre
BroadwayWorld
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Entirely riveting from its opening fork of lightning and thunderous bolt, MARY: BIRTH OF FRANKENSTEIN is enthralling, exciting, emotional and eerie! When we think Gothic, what do we imagine? Dark shadows, ghosts, a tense atmosphere, a feeling of...
Review: Antone’s <i>50 Years of the Blues</i> Box Set
The Austin Chronicle - Texas
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Of the literally hundreds of hours I’ve spent through the decades at all six of the various locales that have housed Antone’s Nightclub over the past half century, there is one particular gig that stands above the rest. It was a Monday-Tuesday...
Author's Tranquility Press Unveils A Powerful Call To Citizens Everywhere: You Can Control Your Governments
MENAFN
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August 27, 2025
(MENAFN- GetNews) A groundbreaking guide to restoring real democracy in a world that needs it most Author's Tranquility Press announces the release of You Can Control Your Governments: How to Restore Real Democracy to the Citizen , a book that...
Book review: ‘Leo XIV: portrait of the first American pope’
Sooner Catholic
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by Br. Benet Exton, O.S.B., the Sooner Catholic Matthew Bunson is the author of 56 books. He had written biographies on Pope Leo’s two predecessors, Pope Benedict XVI and Pope Francis, the main reason I chose to read his book on our new pope...
Afro-Latina Antonette Franceschi-Chavez Talks Accessibility to Books for the BIPOC Community
HipLatina
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August 27, 2025
When it comes to Latinx books, the publishing industry moves at a slow and steady pace, which means the level of Latinx and BIPOC representation is not as readily available, nor do many bookstores prioritize and center our stories beyond monthly...
Central Valley authors gather for Book Faire
The Madera Tribune - California
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August 28, 2025
Allen Baraldi/The Madera Tribune More than 40 authors set up tables to display and sell their books during the Heart of California Book Faire on Saturday. It was a hot day in August, but things were really hopping for the Heart of California Book...
Young authors’ dreams become published reality
Shepparton News
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For the past 11 years, the school has run a Book of the Year competition, which sees students recreate the process of crafting and publishing their own picture books. Following the annual Book Week costume parade last week, winners of the...
Bloomington author's children's book spotlights kids facing medical challenges
WGLT - Illinois
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August 28, 2025
A Bloomington woman is the author of a new children’s book that spotlights real kids living with medical challenges. Shelby Vincent said she was inspired to write Perfect Through and Through by her own daughter, Nyomi. She was born with cancer,...
Yvon Chouinard and Craig Mathews to discuss new book at Montana State University
Yellowstone Times - Montana
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August 27, 2025
Anglers and authors Yvon Chouinard and Craig Mathews are scheduled to speak at Montana State University on Tuesday, Oct. 7. The event, which is free and open to the public, will take place at 7 p.m. in Strand Union Building Ballroom A on the MSU...
Kingsport author releases memoir series on surviving childhood trauma
WCYB - Virginia
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KINGSPORT, TENN (WCYB) — Author and photographer Barbara Latinka has unveiled her three-part memoir, "Spells for Surviving a Haunted Childhood," which she describes as a blend of story, meditation, and survival guide. Latinka, who owns Yellow Tree...
High school teacher publishes second book
West Point News - Nebraska
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Carter Ossian, the speech and high school English teacher at West Point Public Schools, recently published his second book. Titled Find Me By The Pine, the nearly 300 page young adult novel is a coming-of-age story about a young boy’s journey of...
PSY Booked On Suspicion Of Receiving Prescription Drugs Through An Agent
Hype Malaysia
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August 27, 2025
Medication can be an iffy subject, even when it’s a prescription. Recently, South Korean singer PSY (싸이), whose real name is Park Jae Sang (박재상), made headlines after news emerged that police booked him for violating the country’s Medical Service...
‘They’re profiting from our pain’: Backlash mounts against book on Joshlin Smith disappearance
IOL
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A search and rescue organisation is campaigning to stop the publication of a book about the disappearance of Joshlin Smith, a six-year-old girl from Middelpos, Saldanha, who went missing on February 19, 2024. Monthany Hendricks, founder and...
Old Mutual sets aside 20% of loan book to agric sector
NewsDay Zimbabwe
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Old Mutual Zimbabwe FINANCIAL services firm Old Mutual Zimbabwe has set aside 20% of its total loan book to the agriculture sector as part of a strategy to embed sustainability across its operations. The group saw a 31% growth in its loan book in...
Bookaholic Podcast — Building Worlds & Breaking Genres: Lexy Delorme on Writing, Life, and the Limerent Series
BookTrib
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August 27, 2025
The Bookaholic Podcast is the ultimate audio haven for passionate readers, curious minds, and unapologetic book lovers. Hosted by Deirdre Pippins, each episode dives into the world of storytelling through author interviews, genre spotlights,...
A Journey Through Subchapter S / A Review of The Not So Obvious & The Many Traps That Exist For The Unwary: Part XVII – A Brief Stop at an Important Destination – Code Section 1361(b)(1)(D)
JD Supra - California
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August 27, 2025
I have feverishly been reporting about provisions of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act and have left my multi-part series on Subchapter S adrift at sea. Accordingly, I want to sneak in one more article in this Subchapter S series before turning my...
Blockbuster Canadian romance author Carley Fortune announces 5th novel
CBC/Radio-Canada
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August 27, 2025
Books Canadian romance author Carley Fortune has announced that her fifth novel, Our Perfect Storm, will be published on May 5, 2026. CBC BOOKS · Posted: Aug 27, 2025 5:30 PM EDT | Last Updated: 4 hours ago Canadian Romance author Carley Fortune,...