Certified organic and AI-free: New stamp for human-written books launches
As machine-made books flood online marketplaces, a new UK initiative is introducing an Organic Literature stamp to help readers identify books created by real authors
AI could never replace my authors. But, without regulation, it will ruin publishing as we know it
Basic principles need to be enshrined to protect the sacred craft of storytelling from this automated onslaught, says literary agent Jonny Geller
Where authors gossip, geek out and let off steam: 15 of the best literary Substacks
More and more writers are publishing newsletters – but which are worth your time? From Margaret Atwood to Hanif Kureishi, George Saunders to Miranda July, here’s our guide to the best
How the far right seeks to spread its ideology through the publishing world
Efforts raise questions about the far right’s place in the broader culture wars waged by the Trump administration
I have been an AI researcher for 40 years. What tech giants are doing to book publishing is akin to theft
Companies claim this is ‘fair use’. I think it’s a digital heist
‘Sign our own death warrant’: Australian writers angry after Melbourne publisher asks them to sign AI agreements
Authors asked to allow Black Inc to use their work for ‘training, testing, validation and the deployment of a machine learning’ system
James Bond nightclubs, vodka, aftershave: 007 writer on the spy’s future with Amazon
As the Bond franchise heads to the online giant, thriller author William Boyd foresees a slew of spin-offs and says AI is not a threat to human screenwriters
Don’t gift our work to AI billionaires: Mark Haddon, Michael Rosen and other creatives urge government
More than 2,000 cultural figures challenge Whitehall’s eagerness ‘to wrap our lives’ work in attractive paper for automated competitors’
Creative industries are among the UK’s crown jewels – and AI is out to steal them
The tech firms’ efforts to change copyright laws and gain free access to intellectual property is patently wrong
‘Reading is part of my identity’: the woman taking on Goodreads owner Amazon
Software engineer and developer Nadia Odunayo created the social media readers’ platform StoryGraph and its popularity has rocketed
Meet-cute at Mansfield Park: can modern covers turn young readers on to Jane Austen?
New editions of her novels are aimed squarely at the BookTok demographic – but will this make these classics appeal to fans of ‘spicy’ romance?
US Authors Guild to certify books from ‘human intellect’ rather than AI
The Human Authored online portal allows members to register their book and use a specially designed logo on covers and promotional materials
The Guardian view on ‘words of the year’: lexical snapshots of a moment in time
Editorial: From ‘selfie’ to ‘slop’, internet culture is changing our language
Writers condemn startup’s plans to publish 8,000 books next year using AI
Publisher Spines will charge authors between $1,200 and $5,000 to have their books proofread, designed and distributed with the help of artificial intelligence
TikTok owner ByteDance to publish print books
8th Note Press, an imprint launched by ByteDance, will print novels in genres popular on BookTok including YA and contemporary fiction and ‘romantasy’