Blueprints

The book printing industry’s adoption of digitization and AI could soon overhaul a manufacturing process that has largely stayed the same for years, according to a new report from the Book Manufacturers’ Institute. Several state legislatures are revising bills that would remove certain books from public schools and libraries in response to outcry from freedom to read advocates. And the Book Industry Charitable Foundation, which celebrates its 30th anniversary this year, is holding its first-ever gala in New York City next month. In other news, Amazon has made a deal to host Oprah Winfrey’s podcast and help promote her book club, reports the New York Times. In the U.K., TikTok unveiled its first monthly BookTok bestsellers list, which combines engagement metrics and verified retail sales, per the Bookseller. Also via the Bookseller, former HarperCollins U.K. CEO Charlie Redmayne has been tapped to head up indie publisher and tech company Vinci Books. A series adaptation of Emma McLaughlin and Nicola Kraus’s The Nanny Diaries is underway at Netflix, with Scarlett Johansson set to produce, Deadline reports. Free children’s and adult books are hitting the shelves at some bodegas in the Bronx as part of a literacy effort led by two local teachers, per the New York Post. And on Substack, author Lincoln Michel breaks down the different metrics used to measure a new book’s sales performance.