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News Roundup, February 16, 2024

February 16, 2024

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In this week’s edition: A new president and publisher of Little, Brown and Company; Amazon removes books about King Charles’ cancer; PEN America combats book ban in Virginia; and more.

Sally Kim Named President and Publisher of Little, Brown
Publishers Weekly
Sally Kim steps into Hachette Book Group, succeeding Bruce Nichols as the new president and publisher of Little, Brown and Company.

Amazon Removes AI-Written Books About King Charles’ Cancer
Good e-Reader
Amazon removed several books about King Charles generated by AI due to violations of the company’s content guidelines.

More than 50 Books Removed from Rockingham County, Virginia, Schools
PEN America
PEN America and more that 35 signing authors send a letter to Rockingham County, Virginia schools to combat the “‘temporary ban” of 57 books.

The Biggest 2024 Romance Novel Trends
Book Riot
A look back on romance novel trends of 2023 and predictions for the popular genre in 2024.

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