**August 11th** **Kickstarter Crowdfunding Book Publishing Projects That Are Closing Soon.** Explore and help bring one of over 40,000 publishing projects to life. [FULL STORY](https://www.kickstarter.com/discover/advanced?term=books&woe_id=23424977&sort=end_date&seed=2919572&page=1) **RHETORIC 49** Emulation and Contempt [FULL STORY](https://castalialibrary.substack.com/p/rhetoric-49) ---- **August 12th** **Domestic Intelligence Is Spying On You And Your Children** The Second American Revolution needs heroes, and you don't need to break the law or risk your life to win this war. [FULL STORY](https://www.americanstasi.com/) **A Signed, Numbered, FIRST Edition** Another way to back the bindery [FULL STORY](https://castalialibrary.substack.com/p/a-signed-numbered-first-edition) ---- **August 13th** **Fantasy Author Michael J. Sullivan Blasts New Audible Program: "The Devil Is In The Details"** Michael J. Sullivan is the fantasy author of the Ryria Revelations series, one of the first major independent self-published fantasy authors to achieve mega-success with his work. [FULL STORY](https://fandompulse.substack.com/p/fantasy-author-michael-j-sullivan) **SFWA Pushes Members to Join Anthropic Lawsuit as Authors Challenge AI Training Methods** The lawsuit centers on Anthropic's use of books from Library Genesis and Pirate Library Mirror to train its Claude AI model. [FULL STORY](https://fandompulse.substack.com/p/sfwa-pushes-members-to-join-anthropic) **Angoulême Festival Faces Author Boycott as Management Crisis Threatens Europe's Premier Comics Event** One of the world's most important comics events, is embroiled in its biggest controversy yet as over 2,300 professional creators threaten to boycott the 2026 edition over management practices and alleged misconduct. [FULL STORY](https://fandompulse.substack.com/p/angouleme-festival-faces-author-boycott) **RHETORIC 50** The Character of Youth [FULL STORY](https://castalialibrary.substack.com/p/rhetoric-50) ---- **August 14th** **Comic Book Review: Private American #1 by Mike Baron & Richard Bonk** This book was published in '23. Yes: it was obviously inspired by then-current events and the status quo during the Dark Winter of the Biden Occupation. [FULL STORY](https://fandompulse.substack.com/p/comic-book-review-private-american) **RHETORIC 51** The Character of Elderly Men [FULL STORY](https://castalialibrary.substack.com/p/rhetoric-51) ---- **August 15th** **Larry Correia Explains Why Ark Press Is Using Kickstarter For His New American Paladin Novel** The Kickstarter is going to go live in September and it will be interesting to see how Correia’s maistream bookstore audience translates into crowdfunding. [FULL STORY](https://fandompulse.substack.com/p/larry-correia-explains-why-ark-press) **RHETORIC 52** Men in Their Prime, Fortune, and Wealth [FULL STORY](https://castalialibrary.substack.com/p/rhetoric-52) **ARTS OF DARK AND LIGHT** Books 4 and 5 have now shipped [FULL STORY](https://castalialibrary.substack.com/p/arts-of-dark-and-light) ---- **August 16th** **Marvel And DC Writer Deniz Camp Leads Cancel Mob Against Argentinian Comic Writer Who He Claims Put "Anti-Trans" Allegory Into Valiant Comics' Bloodshot** Valiant Comics has been a company with a lot of highs and lows since its inception. [FULL STORY](https://fandompulse.substack.com/p/marvel-and-dc-writer-deniz-camp-leads) ---- **August 17th** **RHETORIC 53** Power and Decision-Making [FULL STORY](https://castalialibrary.substack.com/p/rhetoric-53) ---- Thank you for reading. If there was news regarding books that happened during the week I didn't include here, please mention it in the comments and I'll be sure to monitor those media points in future for such activity. **I'd particularly appreciate getting news regarding crowdfunding for independent publishers.** If you experience any benefit from this post, please consider voting it up. It's only a click of the mouse. Again, thanks for reading and I pray that you enjoy the rest of your day.