The Majority AI View - Anil Dash A blog about making culture. Since 1999.

"Technologies like LLMs have utility, but the absurd way they've been over-hyped, the fact they're being forced on everyone, and the insistence on ignoring the many valid critiques about them make it very difficult to focus on legitimate uses where they might add value."

Frankfurt Book Fair changes layout for 2026 Frankfurt Book Fair is changing the layout of the fair in 2026 to make the event 'more convenient for publishers'.

Frankfurt Book Fair is changing the layout of the fair in 2026 to make the event "more convenient for publishers". Exhibitors will be moved to the top floors, while the ground floors will be used as event stages and spaces for the public PW reported. #Hurray

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The Joys of Moomscrolling As Tove Jansson’s lovable creatures turn eighty, new generations are discovering a world where “trolling” means weathering life’s many anxieties.

Moomins are having a moment. The creatures, dreamed up decades ago by the Finnish writer and artist Tove Jansson, are white and rotund, with pointy ears, swishy tails, and rounded snouts. ... newyorkermag.visitlink.me/I5QMyf

‘It’s another form of imperialism’: how anglophone literature lost its universal appeal There’s a growing appetite for stories from around the globe – if only we can avoid the cliches and exoticism of recent years, writes the International Booker nominee

"There’s a growing appetite for stories from around the globe – if only we can avoid the cliches and exoticism of recent years... "

By Natalie Horberg. #NewYorkerCartoons

National Association of Black Bookstores Announces Official Launch The National Association of Black Bookstores (NAB2) officially launched on Aug. 6. The collective was created to uplift and empower Black-owned bookstores across the United States, as well as promote ...

The first-of-its-kind collective was created to uplift Black bookstore owners and booksellers across the United States

On the Future of Small Presses in the Aftermath of the NEA Grant Chaos On Friday, May 2nd, 2025, DOGE and the National Endowment for the Arts terminated $300,000 worth of grants for 51 publishers. The email, a copy and paste job, trickled into inboxes at odd hours. 5:…

"Independent literature will survive but that doesn’t mean the NEA chaos and its aftermath has not exacted a high cost."

A City of Dreams and Dreamers: Ella Berman on Writing About Los Angeles At my family’s apartment in Los Angeles, there was a swimming pool that overlooked a tributary of the Los Angeles River called the Tujunga Wash. In the summer it was barren, an empty expanse of con…

"I wonder if, rather than a mirage, the city is a mirror. It can be the loneliest place in the world or the most thrilling, depending on your state of mind."

Will you be attending Frankfurt this year in search of new titles and translation partnerships? Don’t forget to schedule an appointment with us — or feel free to drop by our stand!
#FBM25 October 15 to 19, 2025
Hall 5.1 Stand D104

Jonathan Coe · Don’t we all want to be happy? Satie against Solemnity Erik Satie is the progenitor of torch songs and lounge music, systems music and minimalism, even (with his later...

My review of Ian Penman's brilliant book on Erik Satie, published by @fitzcarraldoeds.bsky.social