News Summary

• The AP is ending its weekly book reviews, beginning Sept. 1.
• AP will continue covering books as stories, but at the moment those will handled exclusively by staffers.
• All current review assignments through Aug. 31 will be honored and your invoices will be paid.
• The decision was made after a thorough review of AP’s story offerings and what is being most read on our website and mobile apps as well as what customers are using.
• The audience for book reviews is relatively low and we can no longer sustain the time it takes to plan, coordinate, write and edit reviews.