Publishing & Education: NCERT will not reprint its Class 9 Arts textbook this academic year after backlash over a modified image of Mohenjo-daro’s “Dancing Girl,” saying the original will be restored in future editions and the digital version has been updated. Memoirs & New Releases: AIVG Holdings published Angela Irizarry’s memoir Echotemporia—built around a word she coined for seeing the future early—and also released Roots and Red Tape, her account of building a house while grieving her father’s death. Literary Awards: U.S. poet and essayist Hanif Abdurraqib won the $75,000 Weston International Award, with Writers’ Trust of Canada set to host an onstage conversation in September. Book-to-Screen Buzz: BBC and Kadokawa are adapting Kiki’s Delivery Service into a live-action TV/streaming series, with Studio Ghibli not involved. Local Book Culture: York Mystery Plays Festival and Fringe will publish an anthology of submissions, with readings at Merchant Taylors Hall on June 25. Arts & Events: Front Row Classics welcomes comedy writer Bruce Vilanch, whose book It Seemed Like a Bad Idea at the Time is available now.