Booksology 25 Best Picture Books of the 21st Century
That was news for me New York Times That the picture book was dead 15 years ago, and a group of creators responded by writing a manifesto the following year to rebuild the industry. It seems to have worked! After researching over 100 professionals and reading 200 picture books, slateDancore and Rebecca Onion of the United States present the 25 best picture books of the past 25 years. Along the way, they documented the 2011 manifesto, the impact of the combination of the animation boom brought to you by Pixar, which created a children’s book landscape that looked very different from the beginning of the century.
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Publications remain torn about AI
A new study from the Book Industry Study Group (BISG) shows that almost half of industry experts use AI tools, but almost everyone (98%) is worried. This is a predictable and legitimate response in an industry where products are pirated to train large-scale language models and are now competing with AI-generated slops in the online marketplace. In addition to concerns about copyright and intellectual property protection, the responses indicated that “most organizations using AI lack formal policies or guidelines, and many people do not institutionally adopt closure and enterprise models to better protect their data.” Publishers may not be able to do much on their own about copyright issues that require legal and judicial intervention, but it’s great to see them address AI guidelines within the company.
15 debuts by Latino authors to read this year
It’s difficult for a debut author. As BookRiot’s Vanessa Diaz reminds us, “Even in a good day, Latin books aren’t shine enough.” 15 debut books by Latin authors who read this year.
