Judge Araceli Martinez-Oluguin, who took over the Anthropic case at the beginning of the year, has extended the deadline to make objections or opt-out of the settlement to January 29. The previous deadline was January 7. “You may exclude yourself and every other legal and beneficial owner of your work by following the directions below by January 29, 2026,” the Anthropic settlement website explains. “This is the only option that allows you to bring your own separate lawsuit against Anthropic for the claims this Settlement resolves.” “You may object to the Settlement by January 29, 2026 by writing to the […]
Bestselling Christian Author Philip Yancey Retires From Writing
Christian author Philip Yancey announced that he would retire from writing, due to his engagement in an extramarital affair. Yancey, who has been married for 55 years, had an 8-year-long affair with a married woman, according to a statement he sent to Christianity Today. “My conduct defied everything that I believe about marriage,” he writes. “It was also totally inconsistent with my faith and my writings and caused deep pain for her husband and both of our families.” Yancey’s books have sold more than 20 million copies, the New York Times reports. He is the author of more than 25 […]
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Lakeside Book Company’s Takeover of BTPS’s Ashland Facility Will Create More Than 40 Jobs
As Lakeside Book Company takes over Baker & Taylor Publisher Services’s Ashland, OH facility, they intend to list 40 to 50 new manufacturing job openings by the end of January. Lakeside acquired the separate Baker & Taylor Publisher Services in November of last year, including the Ashland location. The roughly 100 employees who work there were rehired as Lakeside employees and Lakeside intends to grow the facility and the workforce. Lakeside president of book services Michael Shea said, “Our goal is to continue to invest in Ashland. We’re very excited about the team there.” He noted that the plan is […]
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ACLU Files Book Banning Suit On Behalf of Vonnegut Estate
The American Civil Liberties Union of Utah filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court for the District of Utah on behalf of the estate of Kurt Vonnegut; authors Elana K. Arnold, Ellen Hopkins, and Amy Reed; and two anonymous Utah public high school students, over the state’s book banning law. Utah’s Sensitive Materials Law, passed in 2022 and amended in 2024, requires public schools and their libraries to remove certain “inappropriate” books or books with any reference to sex. These books include Vonnegut’s Slaughterhouse-Five, among many other award-winning titles. The plaintiffs write in the complaint that the law […]