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Google adds purchased books to Gemini Notebook for AI-assisted reading

Google has updated Gemini Notebook with an 'Expert Intelligence' feature that lets users import books bought through Google Play Books, enabling them to ask questions, generate summaries, plans, infographics, and AI podcasts based on the text. More than 100,000 titles from publishers including Penguin Random House and O'Reilly Media support the feature at launch, and Google partnered with 15 authors like Michael Pollan and Steven Pinker to build customized 'Featured Notebooks.'

theverge.com · 2026-08-27

New book documents 200 years of Native American graphic design history

Brian Johnson, a member of the Monacan Indian Nation, has published 'Designed to Be Red: Native & Indigenous Graphic Works' through DelMonico Books on September 15. The book compiles over two centuries of graphic design work created by artists from 144 distinct Native American nations, tribes, and Indigenous groups.

fastcompany.com · 2026-08-27