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Welcome to 2026. There was plenty of news over the past two weeks, and as promised we were covering live at our site and through a couple of catch-up newsletters. In case you missed them, here’s a quick review: January Picks Amazon Has Constrained “Ask This Book,” Though Authors Guild Believes It’s An Infringing Derivative Use Speculating on Barnes & Noble’s Sales “Public Domain Day” Features Faulkner, Nancy Drew and More Audible Tests In-App Promo Videos 2025: The Year In Stories Anthropic settlement: Before retiring, Judge Alsup lambasted the proposed fees for additional attorneys Meet the New Judge in the …
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Natalie Rogers's FATTY, pitched for fans of Jenny Zhang's SOUR HEART, set in colonial Hong Kong and following a tough, streetwise 11-year-old who dreams of ruling the world and who takes on, in each of the novel's three sections, a new identity—kung fu master, convenience store boss, and ghost bride—to raise a fist to anyone attempting to stifle her spirit, to Marisa Siegel at Curbstone, for publication in 2027, by Katie Grimm at Curtis Brown (NA). Rights: Courtney Smotherman
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