The upstart NGO has devised an ingenious plan give children two things they desperately need—books, and a place to call their own.
Around the Book World: August 17, 2026
Editor-in-Chief Andrew Richard Albanese stands in this week for publishing analyst Carlo Carrenho with a review of the headlines from across the international publishing world.
OverDrive Acquires European Digital Library Service
In a release, OverDrive reps said the deal for German digital lending app Onleihe will preserve the trust the company has built up over 20 years while delivering the ‘technology, innovation, and scale’ of OverDrive’s popular Libby app.
Around the Book World: August 10, 2026
Editor-in-Chief Andrew Richard Albanese stands in this week for publishing analyst Carlo Carrenho with a review of the headlines from across the international publishing world. By Andrew Richard Albanese, Editor-in-Chief t’s summer, and Carlo Carrenho is enjoying some well deserved time off with family, so I’m stepping in again this week with an abbreviated version of the Around the Book …
Proposed Trump Administration ‘Guidance’ Alarms Researchers, Scholarly Publishers
Nearly 500,000 public comments were filed by the July 13 deadline, the overwhelming majority of them critical, writes contributor Peter Brantley, adding that, if adopted, the new federal rules would have disastrous consequences for the viability of U.S. research.
New Study Sheds Light on Canadian Ebook Reading, Buying Patterns
Canadians are buying ebooks in steady numbers according to a new BookNet Canada study, which offers a deeper dive into the buying and borrowing habits of Canadian ebook readers.
Censorship and the Role of Librarians in the Fight for Democracy
Last month, U.S. librarian Amanda Jones delivered a keynote to the Libraries Connected annual symposium in the U.K., where she spoke about the importance of defending the freedom to read. “When we allow political groups to pull books that feature marginalized characters, we are not just removing ink and paper. We are sending a clear, devastating message to students that their stories, their identities, and their very lives do not matter,” Jones said. “We cannot, and we will not, abide by that.”
Shortlist Revealed for the IFLA, James Bennett Public Library of the Year Award
The annual award celebrates a newly built or expanded public library that has “best managed to combine open and functional architecture with sustainable and creative IT solutions” and “has included both digital developments and local culture.”
Around the Book World: Monday, June 29th, 2026
Publishing analyst Carlo Carrenho kicks off the week with a review of the headlines from across the international publishing world.
Fearing Cultural Erasure, a Palestinian Literary Movement Takes Root
Alongside calls to stop the immeasurable human suffering in Gaza, global initiatives hope to shine a spotlight on Palestinian literature, identity, and culture.