July 25, 2025
ALA Commits to Strategic Plan, Focusing on Advocacy and ActivismThe American Library Association’s newly approved 2025 strategic plan addresses national policy, library legislation, and local connections, reflecting “a more activist approach” to coalition-building and the profession, said Leslie Burger, ALA interim executive director. more
Shakeup at ‘LJ’ and ‘SLJ’ Results in Layoffs, Leadership ChangeMedia Source Inc., parent company of School Library Journal, Library Journal, and the Horn Book, has announced a “strategic repositioning across the company” and laid off Rebecca T. Miller (l.), group publisher of the three journals, as well as SLJ editor-in-chief Kathy Ishizuka. more
Trump’s Comments Undermine AI Action Plan, Threaten CopyrightAfter the White House released an action plan on artificial intelligence that all but ignored intellectual property concerns, and the Senate introduced a bipartisan bill aimed to curb AI companies’ theft of creative work, President Trump said requiring tech companies to pay to train their models on copyrighted content was “not doable.” more
In Amicus Brief, Literary Groups Register Opposition to Iowa Law Ten organizations including the Association of American Publishers, American Booksellers for Free Expression, Comic Book Legal Defense Fund, and Independent Book Publishers Association filed a July 24 amicus brief supporting the plaintiffs in Penguin Random House v. Robbins, who are challenging an Iowa book banning law. more
EveryLibrary Releases Legislative Update, Library Use SurveyAdvocacy organization EveryLibrary has shared some of its latest research on library policymaking and patrons, with findings on the importance of coalition-building and removing barriers to borrowing. more
ALA Grows Its Global Network at UN ForumA delegation from the American Library Association discussed libraries’ economic and social importance in a July 21 panel at the United Nations 2025 High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development in New York City. more
Highlights of Next Week's Stars
Cécé Emmelie Prophète, trans. from the French by Aidan Rooney. Archipelago, $18 trade paper (218p) ISBN 978-1-962770-41-5
For the Sun After Long Nights: The Story of Iran’s Women-Led Uprising Fatemeh Jamalpour and Nilo Tabrizy. Pantheon, $30 (336p) ISBN 978-0-593-70144-7
The Autobiography of H. Lan Thao Lam Lana Lin. Dorothy, $18 trade paper (224p) ISBN 978-1-948980-29-6
Without Precedent: How Chief Justice Roberts and His Accomplices Rewrote the Constitution and Dismantled Our Rights Lisa Graves. Bold Type, $32 (368p) ISBN 978-1-64503-067-6
Criss-Cross: The Making of Hitchcock’s Dazzling, Subversive Masterpiece ‘Strangers on a Train’ Stephen Rebello. Running Press Adult, $29 (320p) ISBN 978-0-7624-8639-7
Children's Books
The Night Before Christmas Clement C. Moore, illus. by Hayden Goodman. Holt, $14.99 (32p) ISBN 978-1-250-34994-1
The Book of Candles: Eight Poems for Hanukkah Laurel Snyder, illus. by Leanne Hatch. Clarion, $19.99 (40p) ISBN 978-0-0632-7814-1
Family Feast! Carole Boston Weatherford, illus. by Frank Morrison. Crown, $18.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-593-89829-1
New Books and More
Starred Reviews Releasing This WeekHere’s a handy roundup of all the books that received starred reviews in PW that are hitting shelves this week. More
Audiobook Walking Clubs Take Reading OutsideBookstagram entrepreneurs, indie bookstores, and downloads from Libro.fm and Libby are turning reading into an outdoor social opportunity with walking clubs for audiobook lovers. more
The Warmest Satirist You’ve Ever Met: PW Talks with Jess WalterWalter’s latest novel, So Far Gone, follows an unforgettable family, broken across three generations, trying to put itself back together again on a road trip around the Pacific Northwest. more
Denise Mina’s Perfectly Imperfect WorldIn the bestselling author’s latest thriller, a forensic scientist who helped convict the wrong man wrestles with a decision that could change her life forever. more
Emma Rosenblum Takes on Manhattan’s Mean MomsIn her latest novel, the bestselling author examines the relationship between money and morals while satirizing an affluent social set with which she’s very familiar. more
In Conversation: Chelsea Lin Wallace and Thyra HederChelsea Lin Wallace (l.) is a poet, a school theater director, and a children’s author. Author-illustrator Thyra Heder is also a storyboard artist for movies and TV, and a fashion and interior design. We asked Wallace and Heder to discuss their new book, On Our Way with Mr. Jay, about an intrepid school bus driver, kicking off a series of picture books celebrating school heroes. more
Writers Talking Writers: Elif Shafak on José Saramago and Mathias Énard on Marcel ProustThe Booker nominees discuss Saramago's intellectual beauty and Proust's inspiring self-discovery. more
PW JobZone: Latest Jobs
- Sourcebooks is seeking a new Associate Production Editor
- Hay House LLC is seeking a new Senior Editor
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Find out about these and other great jobs at Jobzone
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An Inside Job
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The Idaho Four: An American Tragedy
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The Enchanted Greenhouse
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Caught Up: Into Darkness Trilogy
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Do Not Disturb
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