New & Upcoming Titles
- Bonnie Garmus is publishing a new novel this fall.
- Sarah J. Maas announced the next two books in the Court of Thorns & Roses series.
- Liane Moriarty is writing a sequel to Big Little Lies, called Big Little Truths, and yes, it’s being adapted as Season 3 of Big Little Lies on HBO.
- Idris Elba is teaming up with author/screenwriter Adam Hamdy to publish an espionage thriller series.
- Beth Revis is publishing her first adult romantasy novel, Dragon of the Deep.
- E. Lockhart has a new novel coming out.
- People has had a ton of recent celebrity memoir coverage, featuring interviews with Liza Minnelli, Tony Shalhoub, Kyle MacLachlan, Christina Applegate, Dax Shepard, Valerie Bertinelli, and Ani DiFranco. (Also, a content warning that several of these interviews discuss sexual abuse.)
- And in celebrity memoir news not covered by People, Jill Biden and Judi Dench both have books coming out, too.
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AI Updates
- Hachette has cancelled the publication of the upcoming horror novel Shy Girl due to concerns over suspected AI use.
- Related: AI is writing fiction, and publishers are unprepared.
- Grammarly unveiled a new “expert review” feature that gives users writing advice “inspired by” subject matter experts, which is another way of saying they’re using AI versions of esteemed authors without permission. Naturally, people are pissed, and there’s already a lawsuit in progress.
- Related: “Vindicated at last in my years-long loathing of Grammarly.”
- AI fatigue and vocational awe in academic libraries.
- How AI use in scholarly publishing threatens research integrity, lessens trust, and invites misinformation.
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