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Ransomware Attack Disrupts the Queens Public Library Network
A ransomware attack took Queens Public Library systems down on Wednesday. The library's outage page says Wi-Fi and checkout machines are back, and the website, app, and computers are not.
Decitre Closes Its Last Five Bookshops After No Buyer Comes Forward
The Lyon chain, founded in 1907, shut its stores in Annecy, Chambéry, Écully, Levallois-Perret and Lyon Part-Dieu on October 31. Owner Nosoli got no takeover offers.
Catherine Chidgey's The Starving Bride Is the First Aotearoa NZ Book of the Month
A new national campaign from New Zealand's Coalition for Books will promote one local title a month in bookshops and libraries. Catherine Chidgey's new novel goes first.
More Than 100 Authors Sign Open Letter Pledging to Boycott Indigo Over CEO's HESEG Donations
Signatories including Viet Thanh Nguyen say they will not promote Indigo or join its events until Heather Reisman and Gerald Schwartz dissolve the HESEG Foundation or sell their Indigo shares. Indigo had not commented on the letter.
New Zealand Indie Bookshops Missed the Release Day for Sarah J. Maas's New Novel
Chain stores had A Court of Splintered Harmony on launch day, but independent shops across the country waited up to two more days. Booksellers have written an open letter to Bloomsbury and Penguin Random House Distribution.
French Booksellers Count at Least 24 Shops Hit in October 17-18 Unrest
France's booksellers' union counts at least 24 bookshops affected by the violence on the margins of the October 17-18 demonstrations, from Paris to Grenoble and Marseille.
Applications Open for the 2027 Eisner Library Grants
ALA's Graphic Novels and Comics Round Table and the Will and Ann Eisner Family Foundation opened two 2027 library grants. Applications are due January 10, 2027.
Penguin Random House and United for Libraries Open 2027 Grants
Friends groups at U.S. rural and small libraries can apply from December 8, 2026, through January 25, 2027, for cash grants of $500 or $1,000. Twenty libraries will also receive $500 in Penguin Random House books.
ACRL Survey: U.S. Academic Library Visits Up 10% as Budgets Stay Flat
The ACRL's 2025 survey finds academic libraries busier than a year ago, with 98.2% of circulation digital, while per-student spending held at $523 and staffing slipped.
SIBA Executive Director Linda-Marie Barrett to Step Down at Year End
The Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance says executive director Linda-Marie Barrett will leave at the end of 2026; the board is forming a search committee.
Storytel Opens a Swedish Store for Physical Books
Storytel opened an online store for physical books in Sweden on October 1, with an exclusive discount for subscribers. The store reaches the app later in October.
Vroman's and Book Soup Pass From the Sheldon Family to Robert Hoffman
Pasadena's Vroman's Bookstore and West Hollywood's Book Soup have a new owner. Both stores say their staff, author events and book buying continue unchanged.