Queer & Trauma-Forward Publishing: Trans/non-binary art therapist Wednesdae Reim Ifrach’s new guide, Queer Expressions, offers consent-centered somatic and expressive arts practices for queer readers healing body trauma. Community Reading Access: Hachette’s Raising Readers campaign brings a new “Book Nook” to the Clarke Foley Community Hub, aiming to boost reading for pleasure for kids who lack books. Romantasy Retail Buzz: Oxford’s Bad Girl Books opens as the UK’s first romantasy-only shop, turning a BookTok obsession into a physical community space. Literary Events That Draw Crowds: York’s Topping & Company Bookshop sees huge turnout for Alice Oseman’s Heartstopper finale tour stop. Publishing Industry Moves: Penguin Random House acquires Portugal’s Grupo Saída de Emergência, keeping its imprints independent while expanding genre catalogs. Research & Debate in Alzheimer’s: A new critique of Cochrane’s pooled review reignites arguments over how antiamyloid drugs should be compared and interpreted. Book-to-World Politics: Israel’s ban on civil marriage is highlighted as a driver of Jewish-Arab intermarriage restrictions, with critics calling it part of a broader segregation system.