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This Week in Books

Are people talking about books again? (This week in books)

June 5, 2026 by Nathan Bransford Leave a Comment

This week! Books! We’re easing into summer, typically a quieter time in publishing, but I found some links for you. The Rise of Ragebait Lit – Maris Kreizman, Harper’s Bazaar – Are people talking about books again?? Gulliver’s Warning – Fintan O’Toole, The New York Review of Books – Happy three hundredth birthday to Jonathan […]

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The publishing sky is falling again (This week in books)

May 29, 2026 by Nathan Bransford 2 Comments

This week! Books! Dad Books Are a Dying Breed – Pamela Paul and Jeffrey A. Trachtenberg, Wall Street Journal / Are hardback books things of ‘great beauty’ or a dying art? – Jasmine Ketibuah-Foley and David Smith, The BBC – As I like to say, the sky has been falling in publishing every year for […]

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A literary A.I. scandal arrives (This week in books)

May 22, 2026 by Nathan Bransford 4 Comments

This week! Books! I’m back! For real this time! And what a dizzying few weeks it’s been while I globetrotted. As a writer, blogger, newsletter-er, and editor/consultant helping other writers, it feels like the ground’s shifting under my feet very, very fast. Artificial Intelligence is unleashing massive changes, and it’s daunting to make sense of […]

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Amazon bricks old Kindles (This week in books)

May 1, 2026 by Nathan Bransford

This week! Books! I’m between trips at the moment and popping up with a few links that caught my eye while I was away. Please keep reaching out if you need editing, and my blog will properly return at the end of this month! For the first time ever, Amazon is cutting old Kindles off […]

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Reach out to me for editing! (This week in books)

April 3, 2026 by Nathan Bransford

This will be the last post for about a month, as I’m getting married to my lovely partner next week and taking a bit of time off. But! I am still available for editing, and am currently booking full manuscript edits starting in mid-May. I typically book slots two to three months out, so I’d […]

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Beware the anti-A.I. stampede (This week in books)

March 27, 2026 by Nathan Bransford

This week! Books! Let’s start with some “A.I. getting chopped down to size” news. OpenAI Is Shutting Down Sora, Its A.I. Video Generator – Cade Metz, New York Times / Disney Exits OpenAI Deal After AI Giant Shutters Sora – Alex Werpin, The Hollywood Reporters – OpenAI’s foray into an A.I.-generated, copyright-nightmarish social media network […]

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