Cambridge Memoir Fallout: Jason Arday’s forthcoming memoir, Great and Unfortunate Things, is still set for release, but he’s cancelled book-tour appearances after plagiarism and life-claim allegations; events at the Royal Geographical Society and an Edinburgh bookseller were called off “at the request of the speaker,” adding fresh pressure to the publishing spotlight. University Venue Crackdown: Jawaharlal Nehru University cancelled an auditorium booking for a discussion of jailed activist Umar Khalid’s book Fractured Communities, citing “non-disclosure of the full facts,” while students accuse suppression and say the event will move nearby. Rights Deal for a Reworked Fantasy Novel: SLKY World acquired global rights to Rwanda-based author Lamana Ali’s The Celestial Ashes, planning a re-edit and new cover for an early-2027 release. AI in Print Gets Pushback: A Reddit complaint about an Italian travel guide containing an AI-generated chatbot exchange highlights growing reader anger—and Amazon’s disclosure rules—around AI-made content. Children’s Publishing Honors: Chinese illustrator Cai Gao, 80, won the Hans Christian Andersen Award in Canada, a “Nobel Prize for children’s literature” moment for the country’s picture-book scene.