Bill Maher Announces Upcoming Book
The hilarious and controversial host of HBO’s Real Time with Bill Maher has written his funniest, most opinionated, and most necessary book ever. What This Comedian Said Will Shock You is a brilliantly astute and acerbically funny vivisection of American life, politics, and culture.
New Florida Bill Threatens Free Speech
Florida Republicans have introduced a new bill that would make it defamation to accuse someone of racism, sexism, homophobia, or transphobia ― silencing basically any accusations of discrimination. The bill would make it easier to prove “actual malice” in defamation cases, and those found liable for defamation could be fined at least $35,000.
The bill also removes certain journalistic privileges, particularly the right to keep sources anonymous. Statements from anonymous sources would be considered “presumptively false,” making journalists reporting on discrimination vulnerable to lawsuits.
Alice Hoffman Announces New Anne Frank Book
Bestselling author Alice Hoffman delivers a stunning novel about one of contemporary history’s most acclaimed figures, exploring the little-known details of Anne Frank’s life before she went into hiding. When We Flew Away will hit shelves in September.
Two More Authors Sue Microsoft and OpenAI
Authors Nicholas Basbanes and Nicholas Gage told the Manhattan federal court in a proposed class action that the companies ― OpenAI and its financial backer Microsoft ― infringed their copyrights by including several of their books as part of the data used to train OpenAI’s GPT large language model. The lawsuit follows several others filed by fiction and nonfiction writers ranging from comedian Sarah Silverman to Game of Thrones author George R.R. Martin against tech companies over the alleged use of their work to train AI programs.
New Book Releases
Check out some of the highly anticipated books coming out this week!
The Heiress by Rachel Hawkins
The Night Island by Jayne Ann Krentz
Deep Freeze by Michael C. Grumley
Goodbye Girl by James Grippando
Don’t Want You Like a Best Friend by Emma R. Alban
The Atlas of Us by Kristin Dwyer
Also Making News This Week
10 African Thrillers — Article in Partnership With The Big Thrill
What Hides in Shadows of Circus in Dark Romantasy?
For humans, Salizar’s is a place of mystery and wonder. For Harrow, it’s a haven where she can disguise her abilities and who she really is. Until he arrives. Now, with every secret she unlocks from his past, a shadow from her own whispers free ― luring enemies who will stop at nothing to get their revenge.
Bestselling Tale of Romance & War Between Gods
Two weeks have passed since Iris Winnow returned home bruised and heartbroken from the front, but the war is far from over. As the days grow darker, inevitably drawing Roman and Iris closer together, the two of them will risk their very hearts and futures to change the tides of the war.
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Broadcast Blues by R.G. Belsky
“Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.”
— Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
