Book Festival Fallout: The Decatur Book Festival cut ties with Kiss and Tale Romance Bookshop after online allegations of racism by Black patrons, with the shop denying intentional mistreatment and the festival banning the vendor. Bestseller Signals: Circana’s BookScan year-to-date list shows print sales still led by established adult genre hits—romance, thrillers, and sci-fi—while only a handful of 2026 debuts break through. Religious Liberty & Publishing: Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito’s new speech collection argues the Obergefell-era shift has become “decisive” for religious-liberty concerns, tying court fights to broader publishing and rights debates. International Publishing Spotlight: Greece will bring 282 titles and 47 publishers to Frankfurt Book Fair, with ELIVIP coordinating a new outreach model and English catalogues. Pop Culture in Print: IDW announced Gates McFadden will write a Star Trek: Crusher comic limited series launching in 2027, extending the franchise into new storytelling formats. Censorship Watch: Multiple reports and commentary ahead of Banned Books Week highlight surging challenges to books by Black authors and the push to “let books be.” New Releases: A children’s coping-skills book, One Day Came a Rumble, is published in English, while Taylor Swift: The Debut Years gets a deep-dive spotlight from The Washington Post.