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Alliance Of Independent Authors | Self-Publishing News November 6, 2025 | With Dan Holloway

News Summary: $50M Literary Arts Fund to Support Writers; Bluesky Surpasses 40M Users and Adds Dislike Feature

Like many stories as they first break, I don’t have full details of what a major new $50 million initiative will actually offer. But the Literary Arts Fund has committed to giving that much money to nonprofit organizations that directly support writers and creators by 2031. I wanted to report on the initiative now because the first call for grant applications is due to open next Monday, November 10. So mark the date in your diary and be sure to visit the site then to see exactly what the eligibility terms and the nature and size of the grants will be.
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Alliance Of Independent Authors | Self-Publishing News | October 16, 2025 | With Dan Holloway

News Summary: Baker & Taylor Closure Reshapes Library Supply; Frankfurt Fair Opens Ahead of SelfPubCon 25

The last story I ran last week broke right at the time of writing, meaning there was little time to include much detail. (Well, both did: the Nobel Prize announcement was made about two and a half minutes before I filed with Howard, but while I love its drama, it is not, sadly, indie-oriented enough to warrant a larger unpacking here.)
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Alliance Of Independent Authors | Self-Publishing News | October 14, 2025 | With Dan Holloway

News Summary: Spotify Clarifies ChatGPT Integration; AI Video App Sora Sparks Debate

Spotify’s relationship with AI feels as though it has become increasingly— for want of a better phrase—a slightly edgy one. The company is, first and foremost, a tech company rather than an arts company. Daniel Ek was a coder before anything else and has always taken the company in a direction that favors innovation. On the other hand, Spotify is passionate about working with creative people—nowhere more so than when it comes to writers.
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Alliance Of Independent Authors | Self-Publishing News October 11, 2025 | With Dan Holloway

News Summary: Nobel Prize for Literature Announced; Baker & Taylor to Close After Two Centuries

This is one of my favorite times of year as a reporter in the book world—and even more so as a literary civvy, someone who just loves books, whether writing or reading them. Yes, of course, I mean SelfPubCon (for which there is still time to sign up!). But I also mean the announcement of the winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature—our highest-profile and highest-paying moment in the media sun.
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