AI Copyright Clash: A U.S. judge approved Anthropic’s $1.5B settlement with authors after pirated books were used to train the Claude chatbot, with payments set at about $3,000 per book. Courts & Public Interest: An appeals court rejected Biden’s bid to block release of ghostwriter interview recordings, citing substantial public interest. Publishing Meets Tech: Amazon and Apple are facing renewed scrutiny over AI-written books flooding stores. Children’s & Community Reading: Archie Comics reintroduces Scarlet Saltee as an autistic teen in a new story aimed at neurodiversity conversations, while local libraries and events keep pushing family reading—like flashlight story time at Macon County Public Libraries and a Winnie-the-Pooh centenary merchandise push. Book Culture Abroad: China’s “Book Sunbathing Festival” returns as libraries air ancient manuscripts outdoors for preservation. New Releases: David Benjamin’s “An Apartment in Paris” shares what it really takes to build a life in the city.