Alex Slater

New Graphic Novel!!!

Sora Is Coming, Sora Is Here, And Hollywood Is Sore Studios and top agency CAA collectively sounded the alarm this week over Sora 2, Open AI's latest generative AI video model.

As authors HAVE BEEN saying: "Left unchecked, AI holds the possibility of allowing for rampant piracy of content." deadline.com/2025/10/sora...

"The Rex Manor in #brooklyn was a very special place. My entire family worked there...My grandfather built The Rex after he came to 🇺🇸 from Naples. He named it after the famous ship Rex that would transport Italians to America in the 1930s." - Maria Bartiromo

Laszlo Krasznahorkai Is Awarded Nobel Prize in Literature

“Krasznahorkai (pronounced CRAS-now-hoar-kay), 71, is known for novels featuring lengthy sentences and dark subjects.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/b...

publisher / author / literary agent

Distribution is THE under-reported story in book publishing (outside of the trade publications) and losing B&T is going to have untold ripple effects on the industry, small presses, and authors.

Disney Bets Big On ‘Impossible Creatures’ & Its Oxford Prof Author Katherine Rundell Disney Bets Big On 'Impossible Creatures' & Its Oxford Prof Author Katherine Rundell

"Who can know what happens to fantasy world creators when they taste the riches of franchise success – few saw the plot twist where J.K. Rowling would use her notoriety to take toxic and polarizing transphobic positions – Oxford prof Rundell seems a good one to bet on."
deadline.com/2025/10/disn...

In 2019, Trump Made Her a Federal Judge. In 2025, She Blocked His Troop Deployment.

The Trump administration claims "far-left Democrat judges" are obstructing their efforts.

But here is Judge Immergut's background:
• Investigated Bill Clinton
• Became a Republican-appointed prosecutor
• Trump appointed her as a federal judge

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/06/u...

The Moomins are coming to the big screen, in an animated feature to be directed and written by “Steven Universe” creator Rebecca Sugar | Variety t.co/TsXdGlrz1W

I'm not really a 'CBS News' guy.

"The Free Press Press, a new publishing imprint from Skydance."

Thus bad begins…
But, as always, those furloughed due to the government shutdown get 10% off books for as long as the shutdown lasts.

Billy Strings, no!

Lowest energy declaration of civil war ever.

Robert B. Barnett, Washington Master of the Book World Megadeal, Dies at 79

"Mrs. Clinton described how, when she was in denial about her husband’s affair...it was Mr. Barnett who gently suggested to her that they might be true."
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/26/b...

Troops. In an American city. Using full force.

Your now-regular reminder that Republican members of Congress are letting this happen.

This is wild.

"Thanks for watching 60 Minutes with Bari Weiss. Up next is the Ezra Klien Show, stick around on CBS."

Opinion | They Don’t Want to Live in Lincoln’s America

They Don’t Want to Live in Lincoln’s America www.nytimes.com/2025/09/10/o...

Today's romantasy craze is directly related to young people 20 years ago falling in love with the experience of reading Harry Potter.

Judge Delays Preliminary Approval in Anthropic Copyright Settlement Expressing various concerns about parts of the $1.5 billion agreement, Judge William Alsup postponed giving preliminary approval to the settlement until September 25.

Can someone please explain the Anthropic settlement to me as if I had never read a book before? What is going on? www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...

On one hand, Paramount says it needs to be financially disciplined, and thus must cut people like Stephen Colbert.

On the other hand, it goes out and spends an absurd amount of money to buy Bari Weiss' The Free Press.

Watch the full episode of Power Lines here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=xcjW...

NEW YORK (AP) — Anthropic agrees to pay authors $3,000 per book in landmark settlement over pirated chatbot training material.

I remember the
time she said
“all scrolling is doomscrolling”
and shyly turned her face away.

‘My Life With The Walter Boys’ Tops Netflix TV List With Season 2 Return; ‘Kpop Demon Hunters’ Continues Hot Streak Thanks To Singalong Kpop Demon Hunters continued its hot streak on Netflix thanks to the arrival of the singalong version

"The second season soared to the top of the English TV charts...despite only four days of availability. This performance bodes well for the series, considering it is already renewed for a third season, up 57% from Season 1’s 7.5M views opening weekend." deadline.com/2025/09/walt...

The Celebrity Picture Book Boom What should we make of the recent onslaught of stories from the stars?

I’m sorry but THE BENCH really is as bad as Sloane Crosley hilariously says it is here. www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...

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