"Technologies like LLMs have utility, but the absurd way they've been over-hyped, the fact they're being forced on everyone, and the insistence on ignoring the many valid critiques about them make it very difficult to focus on legitimate uses where they might add value."

Frankfurt Book Fair is changing the layout of the fair in 2026 to make the event "more convenient for publishers". Exhibitors will be moved to the top floors, while the ground floors will be used as event stages and spaces for the public PW reported. #Hurray

www.thebookseller.com/news/frankfu...

Moomins are having a moment. The creatures, dreamed up decades ago by the Finnish writer and artist Tove Jansson, are white and rotund, with pointy ears, swishy tails, and rounded snouts. ... newyorkermag.visitlink.me/I5QMyf

"There’s a growing appetite for stories from around the globe – if only we can avoid the cliches and exoticism of recent years... "

By Natalie Horberg. #NewYorkerCartoons

The first-of-its-kind collective was created to uplift Black bookstore owners and booksellers across the United States

"Independent literature will survive but that doesn’t mean the NEA chaos and its aftermath has not exacted a high cost."

"I wonder if, rather than a mirage, the city is a mirror. It can be the loneliest place in the world or the most thrilling, depending on your state of mind."

Will you be attending Frankfurt this year in search of new titles and translation partnerships? Don’t forget to schedule an appointment with us — or feel free to drop by our stand!
#FBM25 October 15 to 19, 2025
Hall 5.1 Stand D104

My review of Ian Penman's brilliant book on Erik Satie, published by @fitzcarraldoeds.bsky.social