Publishing Rights: Fontana Books will publish Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn’s unfinished novel, while Manchester University Press lands Allison Leigh’s account of how misogyny shaped six modern art giants. Romance & Genre Deals: One More Chapter (HarperCollins UK) acquired Chaos Davie’s six-book sapphic dark romance series; One More Chapter also picked up a six-book sapphic dark romance run by Chaos Davie. Manga Finale: Kadokawa lists the 7th and final volume of Momose Hanada’s Even a Replica Can Fall in Love manga for Oct. 27, with Yen Press handling English print and BookWalker digital. AI & Authorship Pressure: New reporting warns AI “slop” is flooding marketplaces, squeezing human author paychecks, as publishers and platforms face the fallout from AI-written books. Library Funding Fight: Florida’s proposed property tax vote (Amendment 3) has library advocates alarmed about cuts that could mean fewer books, reduced hours, and possible closures. IP in the AI Era: Warner Music Group and Sony Music sue Anthropic over alleged song piracy used to train Claude. Book Fairs & Culture: Abu Dhabi’s 35th International Book Fair opens under a “read the world” theme, with 95 countries participating. Literary Spotlight: Sebastian Faulks’s new novel turns to the Israel-Palestine conflict through a 1946 British mandate officer’s uneasy mission. Community Books: Displaced Pages expands from pop-up to a community hub for books and vinyl, including banned and LGBTQ+ book clubs.