Debut Novel Spotlight: Austin writer Gerry Cota announced The Room Already There, a June 9 release about a 37-year-old entrepreneur’s six-day trip that triggers a reckoning with buried memories. Summer Fiction Buzz: Andrew Sean Greer’s Villa Coco follows a 21-year-old in Italy working for an eccentric Baronessa, mixing romance and chaos in a fresh, fizzy read. Indie Publishing Recognition: Foreword Reviews named University of Nebraska Press “Indie Publisher of the Year,” spotlighting its poetry, baseball history, and standout titles like Scarlett. Book Fairs, Power Struggles: Seoul Real Book Fair launches as an alternative to Seoul International Book Fair, accusing the bigger event of “privatization” and sidelining small publishers. AI + Authorship Debate: A new discussion at an India conclave tackles who owns AI-assisted creative work and how to handle authorship and ethics. Publishing Business Watch: Penguin Random House India won’t distribute Joe Sacco’s The Once and Future Riot on the 2013 Muzaffarnagar violence, citing internal editorial concerns. Literary Culture & Access: ICC Qatar’s community library push argues physical books are still thriving and urges younger readers back to print. Awards & Books: Luke Icarus Simon’s The Art in My Palm is shortlisted for the UK Selfies Book Awards, with winners set for London Book Fair.