Hey everyone! Happy Black Romance Book Fest Week! We are leaving you with an amazing podcast to listen to as you travel to ATL for the festivities! We are talking to author Rita Gordon about her latest release Troy, a bodyguard romance Tune in Friday! Available everywhere!

A snippet of today’s podcast with Rita A Gordon , author of Troy

𝐁𝐎𝐎𝐊 𝐑𝐄𝐕𝐈𝐄𝐖- Excited to wake up to discover my book is a BookLife Editor’s Pick: London Calling, Rita A Gordon author booklife.com/project/london… #booklife #BookRecommendation #RomanceBooks #bookreview

In this week's edition of Endnotes, we take a look at Tiffany D. Jackson's ‘The Scammer,’ a nail-biting thriller. buff.ly/ELXOFtX

EDITOR'S PICK London Calling by Rita A Gordon Sweet marriage-of-convenience romance with touching depth. Read the review: buff.ly/Ceg5vva #IndieRomance #EditorsPick

My MMC is plagued by Coldplay-like scandals orchestrated by a competitor in 𝐋𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐨𝐧 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠. Preorder today! Available Oct 8. ritaagordon.com/london-calling #book #Coldplay #scandals #LondonCalling

Questions about the way the company accounts for the cost of digital sales forced Barnes & Noble Education to delay filing its report, and an investigation found that “internal control over financial reporting was not effective” in fiscal 2024 and 2025. buff.ly/Rf0L0Fc

Article: Write the Truth: Toni Morrison’s Guide for Writers nofilmschool.com/toni-morrison-… #writerscommunity #amwriting #ritaagordon

Soft print sales led to a decline in all major categories in May with sales in the month falling 7.5% at the publishers that report results to AAP’s StatShot program. buff.ly/sGWGuHL

In a decision that will widely impact small newspapers, the Associated Press announced it will discontinue its longtime weekly book reviews beginning September 1. buff.ly/ONakoRY

Barnes & Noble Education Faces Possible Delisting publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/in… via Publishers Weekly #books

Tentative Agreement Reached in Anthropic Copyright Lawsuit publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/di… #lawsuit #authors

B&N Agrees to Acquire Books Inc. publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/in… #indiebookshop #books

BREAKING: Anthropic has agreed to pay $1.5 billion to settle the class action lawsuit brought by a group of authors and publishers whose books the AI company illegally pirated to train its large language model. The settlement constitutes the largest-ever payout in a U.S.

Judge Delays Preliminary Approval in Anthropic Copyright Settlement publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/di… #lawsuit #Anthropic #copyrights

#NewRelease Omar & Cherie Finally Get Married: A Midsummer Sisters Companion Novella by Elysabeth Grace amzn.to/4m9bRJ9 #BlackRomance #GHYR

Love this book review by The Retired Reader: London Calling by Rita A. Gordon theretiredreader.com/read-for-joy/f… #bookreview #LondonCalling #ritaagordon #books

𝐋𝐎𝐍𝐃𝐎𝐍 𝐂𝐀𝐋𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐆, a marriage of convenience romance story is available now! 🔗 in bio. #books #LondonCalling #Romance

ARTICLE: Rebecca Yarros, R.F. Kuang, Kennedy Ryan and More Authors Reveal Their Best Books of 2025 (Exclusive) people.com/authors-reveal… #books #bestof2025 #BookTwitter