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Adaptations: Sony has acquired live-action rights to breakout comic D’Orc, with creator Brett Bean set to adapt it. Netflix’s East of Eden has also drawn 19.1 million views, sending book sales soaring. Publishing & Platforms: Wuxiaworld founder Ren has bought back the web-novel platform ahead of a planned 2027 shutdown, promising cost cuts and new licenses. A Quebec author accused of using AI has dropped efforts to document how her novel was written, keeping authorship disputes in the spotlight. Literary News: The British Library has acquired A.S. Byatt’s archive, and Edwidge Danticat’s Dèy is a National Book Award finalist. Reading & Bookshops: U.S. book bans have reached a record high, while Alibi Bookshop picked Carmen Maria Machado’s award-winning collection Her Body and Other Parties for its October book club.

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'Like being invited to the cool kids' party': Elizabeth Ball on being a finalist for the CBC Short Story Prize

CBC/Radio-Canada |

Owner: Canadian Government info about owner

CBC/Radio-Canada

Public Broadcaster

Owned By	Canadian Government
Year Founded	1932
Website	www.cbc.ca
Domain Registration Year	2000
Access Type	open
Publication Location	Canada, Toronto
Owner Country	Canada

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4 hours ago

Book Review: Joshua Hortinela’s debut is the bookish equivalent of snuggling up for cosy movie night

The AU Review |

Owner: Larry Heath info about owner

The AU Review

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Owned By	Larry Heath (Founder & Director) through Heath Media
Year Founded	2008
Website	https://www.theaureview.com/
Domain Registration Year	2008
Access Type	open
Publication Location	Australia, Newtown
Owner Country	Australia

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2 hours ago

Author-illustrator Gemma Correll holding event at Nowhere Books for new graphic novel Anxietyland

San Antonio Current - Texas |

Owner: Michael Wagner & Cassandra Yardeni Wagner info about owner

San Antonio Current - Texas

Left-wing

Owned By	Michael Wagner & Cassandra Yardeni Wagner through Chava Communications
Year Founded	1986
Website	www.sacurrent.com
Domain Registration Year	1998
Access Type	open
Publication Location	United States, Texas, San Antonio
Owner Country	United States

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Book Review: ‘Love and Death in the American Novel,’ by Leslie A. Fiedler

The New York Times |

Owner: The Ochs-Sulzberger Family info about owner

The New York Times

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Owned By	The Ochs-Sulzberger Family through The New York Times Company (Vanguard Group & BlackRock, Largest Shareholders)
Year Founded	1851
Website	https://www.nytimes.com/
Domain Registration Year	1994
Access Type	hybrid
Publication Location	United States, New York, Manhattan
Owner Country	United States

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Takahata Isao and “Grave of the Fireflies”: Japanese Book Explores the Making of an Anime Classic

Nippon |

Owner: Nippon Communications Foundation info about owner

Nippon

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Owned By	Nippon Communications Foundation (Non-profit, Akasaka Kiyotaka President)
Year Founded	2012
Website	https://www.nippon.com/en/
Domain Registration Year	1992
Access Type	open
Publication Location	Japan, Tokyo
Owner Country	Japan

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Octopus novel authoring coming to Whidbey

South Whidbey Record - Washington State |

Owner: Todd Carpenter & Canso Investment Counsel info about owner

South Whidbey Record - Washington State

Pending

Owned By	Todd Carpenter through Carpenter Media Group & Canso Investment Counsel through Black Press Media & Sound Publishing Inc
Year Founded	1925
Website	www.southwhidbeyrecord.com
Domain Registration Year	1997
Access Type	hybrid
Publication Location	United States, Washington, Oak Harbor
Owner Country	Canada

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2 hours ago

Bethany Joy Lenz Painted Her Own Book Cover—and It Was a ‘Total Fluke’

Woman's World |

Owner: Anthony Melchiorre info about owner

Woman's World

Pending

Owned By	Anthony Melchiorre through Chatham Asset Management & a360 Media
Year Founded	1981
Website	www.womansworld.com
Domain Registration Year	2002
Access Type	open
Publication Location	United States, New Jersey, Englewood Cliffs
Owner Country	United States

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3 hours ago

A-E Source: Alibi Bookshop gets spooky with October book club pick

The Reporter - California |

Owner: Randall D. Smith & Heath Freeman info about owner

The Reporter (Vacaville)

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Owned By	Randall D. Smith & Heath Freeman through Alden Global Capital, Digital First Media & MediaNews Group
Year Founded	1883
Website	http://www.thereporter.com/
Domain Registration Year	1995
Access Type	hybrid
Publication Location	United States, California, Vacaville
Owner Country	United States

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