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AI companies accused of hoarding and destroying millions of books - CBS Newshttps://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMicEFVX3lxTFBhOEpBT0pvM2ZMcXM0YXJQMW11OFVLTWRSNG55elJqVWI5UEt1LVpObnZHaC1fVTQxRmhndDhyal9rTzNnU0UxZk0zWjgzc3ZVRWtPQzhMZVNESE83XzJkaTAtVllkMFF6SkFITE1CM28?oc=5AI companies accused of hoarding and destroying millions of books CBS NewsAI Companies Are Buying—And Destroying—Antique Books. Here’s Why. ForbesExclusive: FTC urged to investigate AI firms for destroying books AxiosAug 21, 2026 7:12 PM
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Fall books: Fiction takes the spotlight in bookstores during the midterm season - WANE 15https://news.google.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?oc=5Fall books: Fiction takes the spotlight in bookstores during the midterm season WANE 15Aug 21, 2026 10:09 AM
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Why Americans Stopped Reading Books - Open Culturehttps://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiggFBVV95cUxPT3pVdEdPOTkwZzBkSXZCNHR6TnEtVEZvSWRYV0RrdWwwQVNCMWdkUWVVcW15bWU5QmJkSlp2ZFZpMjJscUt0RjhnMzN0ZjRUUzZWdXY2dUIxMFVEcV9sai1la3ZGQ09ra0RJT1lwdmI4Z3lvWV9PS0kwUW1NaGJTNE93?oc=5Why Americans Stopped Reading Books Open CultureAug 21, 2026 8:06 AM
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Books Our Editors Loved This Week - The New York Timeshttps://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMihwFBVV95cUxNZmU2a3Z4NnhJLVh6VWVFX3hGWWRobzVWajY2UmZxS2NOQlpfR0NtNGVSUFZzdjNnUlV2TG5ZVUFjYTJZQk1MZU00eXI2SEpEVmNQdnNhaWMtV2diSW9lWmxHWGxGYTFHT0FnU3ZSNDVlUkQxS2NWRWpMcXJ1djJxZjdvX0hsUFk?oc=5Books Our Editors Loved This Week The New York TimesAug 20, 2026 6:00 PM
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Five fiction books that will help you understand Ukraine - The Conversationhttps://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMilgFBVV95cUxQbHJXQ1l6MDdkeG1qdWNrMFdmX1laY2dVV0ZuVDYtTnRqRDlNSDFOaGpHZnVNRGF3V2hESlN1VGhuRXMtR3dubnZXWHBCek5HNWtUVGxodGM5N0lVTjFfZkltUGl0ZmRqbDZNai10ZnlpN3FmTnRJaHRHa192ZTZ1bXQzRUhUZktPM2tzMzFhMkJNZlVGMEE?oc=5Five fiction books that will help you understand Ukraine The ConversationAug 20, 2026 2:29 PM
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The 50 Most Influential Books, According To Successful People - Forbes Vetted - Forbeshttps://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMikAFBVV95cUxNQ09LU0duR3FzSXA0Y2toV1BfYUpXclhXV3ozZzg3ZHJiby1Mek1mX0RlVTNZYnlMeFBHT1FteVVQbXVWcmc4STB4SFN0T0x2NXJrR19SM1lCakpwLUZyUFk2cGs5X3ZkS0hvczQtYVR4ak9zMlpHVVJJU3A2R2ZLb0dLeFk4NEJsaUMwelhCU0o?oc=5The 50 Most Influential Books, According To Successful People - Forbes Vetted ForbesAug 20, 2026 1:00 PM
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The 10 Greatest Books That Are Under 100 Pageshttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a88c53062954897954399f7724c1bd4&url=https%3A%2F%2Fcollider.com%2Fbest-books-under-100-pages%2F&c=4871909233098684244&mkt=en-usFrom Kafka's seminal Metamorphosis to Sun Tzu's timeless The Art of War, these books are masterpieces of the medium despite having 100 pages or fewer.Aug 20, 2026 9:21 AM
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Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick says schools keeping books on ‘dirty book list’ could lose a letter grade under proposal - KHOUhttps://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMi3gFBVV95cUxNUVBHVC14N0Yzcll4eFp3d0JjZUgwU08tclhjMmgtdFN4bDN6UGhycWRnMDRLaVBWdnlkYWFwUmJwY1p2X1R6Y0pYSUZZYkdRcWpCTWd5QkVoSmE4bnZaZ3FNZXlmcWgyd29HYkFqVVdBOXNLRlpoN2paX3pCZm5xbURGVmRuRE5VQTk3eml1X2w2SkQzcmFXa3lSZ2Yyd0dIOERjLWp4c2MzZE5zMERjTDBzYXU4enFWazdXaVEwbnJkTmp3VVZmNENMR080R21XSWhHQ04tWlRoc0Nib3c?oc=5Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick says schools keeping books on ‘dirty book list’ could lose a letter grade under proposal KHOUAug 20, 2026 2:25 AM
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‘Wanted for murder’: Detroit bookstore raises alarm after squirrels found dead outside its doorshttps://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMi1gFBVV95cUxPZkpEUmF3U2d3N19Ia25DMURfV2IwOGRhNU9sanF5MTdMODBTNmExNVRWMW1JNlBjLTBfVUotU2hJQ1JMMDN4ZnBjeGxtLVV0T3dOSU9ORlpuSHhISVVwalpNTmpIZzJtMDQxRG5MZlZHT3c4Y2VGMDU1UU1RbHR0TlJVcC02Ri15QWJIdEk1V2xBaFVSMUhrTTFmU1lKQS1MbEFiZ1JxdWRoZjEzWDRrV3hRY1VuYXdUSW9tVHFfTkhscW1ZZ21kTEU0YjI2aHdyUHl6NmF3?oc=5‘Wanted for murder’: Detroit bookstore raises alarm after squirrels found dead outside its doors ClickOnDetroit | WDIV Local 4Aug 19, 2026 9:26 PM
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Dan Patrick: “We're coming for the books” in school libraries - The Texas Tribunehttps://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMioAFBVV95cUxOQU5aQmY4LVpuY2ZNcUk0UUJ6NHpndTF5RWpwU1ZVbmcwT3I2eTlOTmRNTWxuaWQ2Y21oc3hkRm0yQWJGcU50U3VPNWp3bHRzbW9KOFNZdjRkS21QN0pTaUUwMC1vaVRETHNrYU80UzU5MEhMcC11WGkzekh4M1F3YjRwbmxpZEtfWjVHUXN4M0lvdl9SUGdxOGNzLUxabGhJ?oc=5Dan Patrick: “We're coming for the books” in school libraries The Texas TribuneAug 19, 2026 5:48 PM
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Why tech companies are buying up tons of rare old books to train their AI modelshttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a88c53062954897954399f7724c1bd4&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.npr.org%2F2026%2F08%2F19%2Fnx-s1-5936438%2Fwhy-tech-companies-are-buying-up-tons-of-rare-old-books-to-train-their-ai-models&c=9600321863441563445&mkt=en-usNPR's Juana Summers speaks with 404 Media cofounder and reporter Emanuel Maiberg about his investigation into a shipment of rare books which ended up at an Amazon AI training warehouse.Aug 19, 2026 3:13 PM
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Announcement of Fall 2026 Bookshttps://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMitgFBVV95cUxOYk52MFMwTDlieGlLQ091VUt0YzAwZVJWTGRqblJoSnllb3JQY1JJcTBTaDZZMHB0NHZrUm5jSGpxNmpQYWRSazRzb2w1VXhsbEpicXR6cmJ3UzdfNGRyU2tZZ0lqWkZJWmgzc1E2SlJvNHlWN3Fxdk9YSXJmNWZFV2NSMFA0UWpfZ2psSC1zZE9XZUZ2VnZRcEpfYWpONzNfS3VyejZGQkZpM29Za1RvZ3dzR2RuQQ?oc=5Announcement of Fall 2026 Books Alta JournalAug 18, 2026 3:36 PM
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Some of this year's highly anticipated movies are adaptations from your favorite bookshttps://www.cbsnews.com/video/some-of-this-years-highly-anticipated-movies-are-adaptations-from-your-favorite-books/Amazon Books editorial director Sarah Gelman joins "CBS Mornings" to discuss some of her favorite books coming to the big screen this year.Aug 18, 2026 2:02 PM
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AI Companies Are Buying—And Destroying—Antique Books. Here’s Why.https://www.forbes.com/sites/maryroeloffs/2026/08/17/ai-companies-are-buying-and-destroying-antique-books-heres-why/Millions of physical books are being scanned to train AI models. They’re then dumped in the trash.Aug 17, 2026 7:58 PM
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‘A Court of Thorns and Roses’ Books 6 and 7 Titles and Covers Revealed by Fantasy Author Sarah J Maashttps://variety.com/2026/tv/news/court-of-thorns-and-roses-book-6-7-title-covers-sarah-j-maas-1236836384/The titles for the sixth and seventh “A Court of Thorns and Roses” books have been revealed by best-selling fantasy author Sarah J. Maas. The two upcoming installments are the latest books in Maas’ best-selling fantasy series following the stories of sisters Feyre, Nesta and Elain Archeron and their time in the faerie realm of […]Aug 17, 2026 5:13 PM
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UW researchers say AI-generated kids' books can twist biases in strange wayshttps://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMipwFBVV95cUxOY3dHZUtTX2l4WEhYWVdPNHlYTUtyaGxKQUo4c0pwclFGbFc4Umw2UXdmVUNZamZydjhJcFFXTjllX08zR0tvaGtQVkhMMUVWalRsQ0JVZ0dZelczOWxPM0dCR2xpQXh0V3BLYUZ3WWQ4dTJWdTVSd1pFSFhGc051cl9iY0lrTEh5b05UT3pvVnRWTzIwR0pxSVI2Z0JtX0lCZldrVHlFaw?oc=5UW researchers say AI-generated kids' books can twist biases in strange ways The Seattle TimesAug 17, 2026 4:57 PM
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Amazon, once an online bookseller, is destroying rare books to train AI modelshttps://techcrunch.com/2026/08/17/amazon-once-an-online-bookseller-is-destroying-rare-books-to-train-ai-models/Rare books are incredibly valuable for training LLMs, since these models have already trained on whatever's available online.Aug 17, 2026 4:38 PM
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10 New Books Coming Out This Weekhttps://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMifEFVX3lxTE40OUlCcnlNM2VSeHZsMmdnd09xSmh0V3dCbWZmaUJOdnBUTDlQcWVRUW55dk9KY01ydk5vb0drVDZ3UGFNeUdGMFBNLUJrVXhxYmYxaUo4QUxOM05IZmgzYWZHS3dvY1Z1SjZNdE0ycEJOc2lJVU5xZFRObmo?oc=510 New Books Coming Out This Week Crime ReadsAug 17, 2026 2:37 PM
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How The Audiobooks And Podcasts Overlap Can Morph The Audio Industryhttps://www.forbes.com/sites/frankracioppi/2026/08/17/how-the-audiobooks-and-podcasts-overlap-can-morph-the-audio-industry/Podcasts and audiobooks share significant listener overlap, both experiencing rapid growth. Future convergence is driven by economics and AI advancements in narration and content, shaping a dynamic audio landscape.Aug 17, 2026 10:11 AM
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From the Center of America: Bob Swenson coming to Confluence Bookshttps://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMi3AFBVV95cUxQU2ZPYkpOQTBVUTViR3Ewdm5TX3FjdnA2QkVXSnV1S2RqUUdNeTdFQnBJSHcza3NtVEE3c0RveW1RdEdnTVR2RHR1YTJXcVJNWThyVkRMWUNNazVyVDRSRVVEeDBOMGI5U1FhN2VYeTN3Y1hJUnpwaERuNXNDNjB0WWZrOHA1SnNBV0thNl83SEdDMkdOaFlJZl9nZ1dZOUlmWFJCa0dHbGdGUm5oWjNZZ19sRzNtbjFKZ3V1Y2pTNFNmdzZ2RVdhcGZJZ1owWm14aTUtcUlOQmNCcVZ4?oc=5From the Center of America: Bob Swenson coming to Confluence Books Southern IllinoisanAug 16, 2026 11:16 PM
