Publishing & AI Ethics: A new forensic-linguistics test (“Bot or Not”) is putting AI-written hotel reviews under the microscope, while other coverage asks whether AI can write the next great novel—and whether readers can tell. Censorship & Sedition Cases: India’s Madras High Court quashed a sedition case tied to a book about a separate Tamil Nadu, saying such talk would be treated as a mental health issue in today’s context. Book Design & Covers: Oxford Bookstore’s Book Cover Prize went to Bena Sareen for Amitava Kumar’s My Beloved Life, with a discussion of how AI is starting to intrude on book design. Literary Events & Awards: Entries are open for the East of England’s East Anglian Book Awards, celebrating regional storytelling across categories from biography to poetry. New Releases & Deals: Market First Publishing announced Are You a Patriot? (Sept. 15, 2026), and Dutton/Penguin Random House signed a debut novel deal for Everywhere Isn’t Texas (June 2027). Rights, Libraries & Costs: Rhode Island is joining a multistate push to rein in e-book licensing costs for libraries. Books as Culture: Coverage ranges from Haruki Murakami’s new female-led novel launch to a spotlight on graphic novels’ mainstream rise and a new YA graphic novel, Effie is Offline.