by Tina | Mar 18, 2025 | Latest News, TRS Blog
Federal Order Targets Library Support: IMLS Faces Closure Amid Budget Cuts In a significant policy shift, a new executive order issued Friday mandates the dismantling of the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS)—the sole federal agency dedicated to...
by Tina | Mar 14, 2025 | Latest News, TRS Blog
Spotify Expands Audiobook Offerings with Short-Form Fiction Submissions Spotify is opening new doors for independent authors with an initiative designed to bring bite-sized audiobooks to its massive global audience according to Publishers Lunch. The platform has...
by Tina | Mar 13, 2025 | Latest News, TRS Blog
Spotify’s Audiobook Boom: What’s Working and What’s Next Eighteen months after revamping its audiobook program, Spotify is reflecting on its rapid growth and looking ahead to new innovations. At this year’s London Book Fair, Duncan Bruce, Spotify’s director of global...
by Tina | Mar 11, 2025 | Latest News, TRS Blog
Romance Novel Pulled Amid Backlash Over Content Romance author Sophie Lark’s upcoming novel, Sparrow and Vine, has been withdrawn by publisher Bloom Books following public criticism according to Independent. The controversy arose from excerpts praising Elon Musk...
by Tina | Mar 10, 2025 | Latest News, TRS Blog
Before Goodreads and Amazon: How the Los Angeles Public Library Helped Readers Choose Books Before the internet and online book reviews, readers in Los Angeles relied on a unique tool to discover their next great read: handwritten book review cards curated by the Los...
by Tina | Mar 8, 2025 | Latest News, TRS Blog
When Tropes Take Over: Is Romantasy Losing Its Heart? For romance lovers, fantasy worlds filled with passion, danger, and fated mates have always been a thrill. But with the meteoric rise of romantasy—a blend of romance and fantasy—some authors and readers are...
