AI & Publishing: A new rights deal for an unpublished debut novel, Call Me, I’ll Hide The Body, is being thrown into doubt as publishers and film buyers worry about whether AI was used in writing—because AI-aided text can muddy copyright title chains. AI & Books Supply Chain: Multiple reports this week point to AI firms buying and destroying large numbers of printed books for training data, raising fresh alarm for rare-title access and copyright fights. Labor & Workplace Access: The UK government has published its response to consultations on a draft statutory Code of Practice granting trade unions a new right of access to workplaces, with employers warning about disruption and membership growth. Libraries & Community Reading: Venezuela’s National Book Center ran reading-mediator training for families in earthquake-affected camps, while Caracas’ Gran Pulpería del Libro Venezolano got an inspection after shelf collapses. Book Retail: Barnes & Noble is opening a new Livingston, NJ store in August, relocating from a recently closed mall location. Author News: Bestselling Texas writer Benjamin Alire Sáenz has died at 71, with his upcoming novel When the World Was Happy still months away.