Author Under Scrutiny: David Walliams, whose children’s books have sold tens of millions of copies, denies allegations of sexual misconduct and grooming published by The Guardian and ITV News. His failed court bid to block the reports and earlier complaints about his workplace conduct at HarperCollins have renewed scrutiny of his publishing career. Booker Prize: M. John Harrison’s dystopian novel The End of Everything has won the 2026 prize, making the 81-year-old the award’s oldest winner and bringing science fiction into the spotlight. Library Procurement: India’s Madras High Court ordered an investigation into alleged fake and AI-generated books supplied to Tamil Nadu libraries, including an FIR and a freeze on the publisher’s accounts; a separate library’s ₹30-crore book order was cancelled. AI Publishing: Israeli startup Spines raised $64 million to expand its AI-driven publishing platform. Copyright: A U.S. court awarded publishers $19.5 million in a default judgment in the WeLib piracy case. Memoir Market: Sonia Gandhi’s Belonging is selling briskly amid political debate over its account of her family and India’s history. Book Pricing: Denmark has proposed cutting books’ VAT to zero.