Publishing Finance: Kenya’s publishers are demanding Sh9.48b in delayed government payments, warning the backlog could disrupt Grade 11 textbook printing and delivery. Indie Awards: IndieReader named winners of its 15th Discovery Awards, with 1,000+ indie submissions and new ownership under Julia and Jared Drake. Book Fairs & Community: Ithaca’s fifth annual Book & Zine Fair returns at Buffalo Street Books, while Kyiv’s Book Arsenal Festival opens with 150+ participants and 240 events. Global Publishing & Culture: Abu Dhabi Before 1971 launches as a rare visual archive with Assouline, and Xinjiang’s Wang Meng gets an adaptation push as his short-story work heads toward global translation. Media & Rights: France’s Louvre $100m jewelry heist book is being turned into a film and documentary series. Industry Watch: CNN sues Perplexity over alleged copying, and the AI-authorship debate keeps heating up after new claims around published material. Legal/Politics: Trump refiles a $10b defamation suit against the Wall Street Journal’s publisher over an Epstein-related article. Book Retail & Access: A children’s bookstore in the UK plans a sensory, community hub expansion after a grant from Penguin. Literary Spotlight: Reviews and features highlight everything from debut fiction to a new perimenopause guide aimed at correcting medical neglect.