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In the July 23 report, the Trump administration suggests that American tech companies "must be unencumbered by bureaucratic red tape," to win an AI arms race with China. But the report is also notable for what's not in it—any discussion of copyright or the impact of AI on the creative economy.

As the summer rolls on, we are working away on some new reporting and analysis that we'll be rolling out in the coming days and weeks. In the meantime, we humbly ask a favor: please spread the word with your friends and colleagues, and ask them to support

After two significant legal victories in early May the fate of the agency is once again looking uncertain.

The Eleanor Roosevelt Center this week announced 10 honorees for the 2025 Eleanor Roosevelt Awards for Bravery in Literature, including bestselling author Margaret Atwood, who will receive the Eleanor Roosevelt Lifetime Achievement Award, and Texas librarian and freedom to read advocate Becky Calzada, who will receive the Eleanor Roosevelt Literary

Among the week's headlines: EveryLibrary takes stock of the legislative landscape; New Hampshire's Ayotte vetoes book ban bill; the book ban battles rage on in Alabama; and the 'New York Times' reports on the state of library ebooks.

In this week's newsletter we dive in with some thoughtful takes on where AI is taking the library and publishing worlds. First up, we're delighted to have an exclusive essay by acclaimed author and library educator R. David Lankes on his decision to self-publish his new

In her latest book, 'Searches: Selfhood in the Digital Age,' Vara delivers a potent, highly engaging exploration of AI, technology, and humanness.