Publishing Rights & Screen Adaptations: Venice’s Book Adaptation Rights Market shows studios and streamers moving upstream, pitching full catalogs as screen rights get discussed even before books hit shelves. Major Memoir Publishing Clash (India): Sonia Gandhi’s memoir Belonging is at the center of a publisher dispute, with Penguin India backing out and HarperCollins stepping in for an India release set for Nov. 10. Book-to-Page/Screen Buzz: Warrior Cats gets its first official CG adaptation look, with Tencent Video targeting a 2028 debut and Disney+ distribution later. New Book Launches & Local Book Culture: National Geographic Books promotes Joe Rohde’s Floating Mountains ahead of a Sept. 18 talk/signing, while multiple communities gear up for big library sales and author events (including an Outdoor Book Sale in New Albany on Sept. 12). Libraries & Access: ALA’s Library Card Sign-Up Month highlights programs and new Yoto Players at Jefferson County Library District, reinforcing how libraries keep expanding beyond borrowing. Identity & Reputation in the AI Era: A new book argues you can own your name, but not the online reputation AI systems assemble from search and summaries.