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‘8,000 books next year’: Gen AI bros are digging their greedy claws further into the publishing industry

By Nov 27th
Jamie Oliver’s publishing scandal proves Britain’s obsession with celebrity-penned children’s books has gone too far

By Nov 9th
Please Don’t Let This Pillar of Literary Sci-Fi Be Gone for Good!

By Dec 22nd
Authors and Readers React to Cait Corrain’s Goodreads Scandal After Agent, Publisher Cut Ties

By Dec 11th
Scandal Rocks Publishing as Debut Author Is Linked To Fake Goodreads Accounts That Review Bombed Peers

By Dec 11th
Publishers Worldwide Make eBooks About Palestine Free for One Week

By Dec 1st
Books for Palestine 2023 Fundraiser Auction Is Now Live

By Nov 7th
Award-Winning Indie Publisher Hosts Auction To Stay Open Amid Book Bans Targeting POC, LGBTQ+ Youth Lit

By Sep 10th
Authors Band Together To Address AI Concerns in Publishing Contracts

By Aug 3rd
Contractor Accuses HarperCollins of Refusing To Pay Out for Work Already Published

By Jun 28th
Even Without Book Bans, Publishing Has a YA Issue

By May 20th
Another Major Publisher Caught Using AI-Generated Cover Image on Bestselling Author’s Work

By May 17th
How One of the Biggest Literary Agencies in Publishing Lost Almost All Credibility Overnight

By May 16th
Congratulations To This Publisher Who Came Up With the Worst Possible Way To Address Piracy Concerns

By Mar 23rd
Publishing’s Unlivable Wages Delayed a Highly Anticipated Sequel From a Bestselling Author

By Mar 17th
Literary Agent’s Racist ‘Advice’ Sums Up So Many of the Problems in Publishing

By Jan 26th
The Latest Conservative/Liberal Enemies-to-Lovers Story Gets Roasted by Romance Readers

By Jan 20th
25 Great Books by Asian Authors To Add to Your Reading List

By Jan 18th
Barnes & Noble Loves What BookTok Has Done for Sales, but Not the People Behind It

By Jan 9th
One of 2022’s Best-Selling Authors Joins HarperCollins Workers on Strike

By Jan 3rd