Local Publishing: Limerick’s V94 Write Offs Creative Writing Group will launch its debut anthology, Work in Progress, at the People’s Museum on Oct. 6, edited by Marie Studer (poetry) and Mark Dwyer (fiction), with best-selling author Donal Ryan on hand. Climate & Courts: The Supreme Court will hear a Boulder, Colorado lawsuit seeking compensation from energy companies over alleged weather damage tied to greenhouse gas emissions—an outcome that could reshape how much local courts can demand from the industry. Book Censorship: PEN America reports nearly 12,000 book bans in US public schools in 2025–26, a record high, with Texas leading and AI tools increasingly used to flag titles for removal. Banned Books Week: “Let Books Be” spotlights how challenges strip readers of choice and why libraries keep broad access at the center. Documentary Spotlight: Odd Man In revisits Donald Webster Cory’s legacy—his 1951 gay rights bestseller The Homosexual in America—and the later views that sparked backlash. Publishing Deals: Hachette UK acquires children’s publisher Otter-Barry Books, folding its backlist and frontlist into Hachette Children’s Group.