A Concise Guide to Navigating Artificial Intelligence for Writers and Publishers
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A book publisher's guide to creating and distributing metadata for print and ebooks
Preview and BuyAugust 10th, 2026
Over the weekend I was reading some of the most informed commentary about AI regulation that I’ve yet encountered. First was Jasmine Sun’s post, “No Data Centers in my Backyard: Money, Power, and Populism in the AI Buildout.” I’ll quote from the opening, which sets the tone for the post, perfectly: Driving in Wisconsin feels…
July 29th, 2026
(This blog post about AI is very long, nearly 6,000 words… but Google can summarize it for you!) There’s a new scholarly paper available, published July 22, 2026, titled “Generative AI floods and dilutes the market for books.” The authors are Tuhin Chakrabarty, Xinyue Liu, Jane C. Ginsburg, and Paramveer Dhillon. It might have remained…
March 24th, 2026
Here’s an account of the background to the New York Times report on Mia Ballard’s “Shy Girl,” and of my involvement in the saga. I brought the “scoop” to the Times, and worked with them to develop it, although the published article obscures my involvement. The Times landed a big story, republished and remarked on…
March 12th, 2026
I’m just back to my hotel after three days at the London Book Fair, the 55-year-old annual publishing rights trading event, feeling a little melancholy. The fair is mainly a schmoozefest. Colleagues old and new. This year’s slogan was “defining the future of creative content,” although I found no new definitions. People assumed you were…
