Introducing AI to Used Books
With a $100,000 grant from O’Shaughnessy Ventures, bookshop manager Charlie Becker is building an AI tool to help secondhand booksellers identify and catalogue titles.
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An AI Licensing Platform Takes Off
In response to the unauthorized use of books to train large language models, the developers of Created by Humans propose a solution: negotiation between authors and AI companies to help writers control how their work is used.
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Authors Take On AI, File Lawsuits
To mimic human writing, AI technologies have been consuming millions of pages of copyrighted literature. Authors have filed several class-action lawsuits accusing AI companies of illicitly using their work and seeking compensation.
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The Nitty-Gritty: How to Seek Permissions
In the first installment of a new how-to series on the overlooked minutiae of publishing, the author focuses on how to seek permissions and considers the time and money needed to get them.
Alternative Nobel in Literature, Makena Onjerika Wins £10,000 Caine Prize, and More
Plagiarism lawsuit against author Emma Cline dismissed; LatinX in Publishing; Independence Day poems; and other news.
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“Post-Truth” Is OED Word of the Year, Writers on Art Post-Election, and More
Poets Nikky Finney and Donika Kelly in conversation; Dan Chiasson profiles poet Ishion Hutchinson; Dr. Seuss estate sues over Seuss-Star Trek “mashup” book; and other news.
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The Savvy Self-Publisher: San Francisco 2015
Publishing veteran Debra Englander gives an overview of the self-publishing process, followed by a conversation with literary agent Ted Weinstein—who represents Keith Devlin, NPR's Math Guy and author of numerous traditionally published books as...
Lost Truman Capote Stories, Chinese Poet Wang Zang Detained by Police, and More
French novelist Patrick Modiano wins 2014 Nobel Prize in Literature; Billy Collins on poetry and leadership; Twin Cities–based bookstore to close; and other news.
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The History of American Reading Culture, Alan Moore Drafts Novel Over a Million Words Long, and More
The New York Times launches new best-seller lists; Lena Dunham’s forthcoming memoir; The Great Gatsby, tweet by tweet; and other news.
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Reality TV for Authors, Poetic Autobiography, and More
Farhad Manjoo ponders the driving force behind Amazon’s rapid expansion; Google’s book-scanning lawsuit was dismissed yesterday by Judge Denny Chin; anthropologist Jamshid Tehrani traced the geographic origins of “Little Red Riding Hood”; and other news.
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