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World’s richest man KO’d by 87-year-old novella writer (This week in books)

November 14, 2025 by Nathan Bransford

This week! Books! First up, apologies to newsletter subscribers as I had an errant link in my November Office Hours email that went to the September Office Hours, if you’re looking to watch November, click on over here! I confess that I’m not spending much time on social media these days, but even I could […]

Filed Under: This Week in Books Tagged With: A.I., Adam Serwer, Aja Gabel, Alex Marshall, Alexandra Alter, Anthropic, Austin Kleon, Baker & Taylor, Booker Prize, David Szalay, Dua Lipa, Ed Nawotka, Elizabeth A. Harris, Elon Musk, James Somers, Jim Milliot, Josiah Gogarty, Joyce Carol Oates, Kyle Chayka, Lectorum Publications, Marla Mackoul, Megan Greenwell

Anthropic settlement class now searchable (This week in books)

October 3, 2025 by Nathan Bransford

This week! Books! Anthropic Copyright Settlement Website – If your book was pirated by Anthropic and you or your publisher registered your copyright within five years, you may be in the settlement class that’s eligible for $3,000 per book. You can search here, and the Authors Guild has more information on how to file a […]

Filed Under: This Week in Books Tagged With: A.I., Alexandra Alter, Angel Saunders, Anthropic, Authors Guild, Donald Maass, Elizabeth A. Harris, Jason Sanford, Jennifer L. Armentrout, Kathleen Schmidt, Lincoln Michel, Michael John Goodman, Mychel Threets, OpenAI, Rachel Raposas, Robert B. Barnett, Sam Spratford, Steven Lee Myers, Stuart A. Thompson, Tajia Isen, Tiffany Hsu, William Morris

Anthropic settles its piracy lawsuit (This week in books)

August 29, 2025 by Nathan Bransford

This week! Books! I’m running a bit behind this Friday morning, so we’ll have links (mostly) without captions this week. But in the meantime, don’t forget about my second Office Hours on September 4 at 9pm ET / 6pm PT, exclusively for newsletter subscribers! Anthropic Settles Major AI Copyright Suit Brought by Authors – Annelise […]

Filed Under: This Week in Books Tagged With: A.I., Amazon, Annelise Levy, Anthropic, Aruni Soni, Claire Kirch, Daniel Currell, Disney, Elizabeth A. Harris, Elizabeth Gilbert, Jia Tolentino, Jim Milliot, Lauren Groff, Lauren Harvey, Penny Sansevieri

Important: Did Anthropic pirate your book? Register for class action lawsuit info (This week in books)

August 22, 2025 by Nathan Bransford

This week! Books! This month is racing by, and it’s almost time for our next First Thursday Office Hours. Join me on September 4 at 9pm ET / 6pm PT and ask me anything! Exclusively for newsletter subscribers. Anthropic AI Class Action: Important Information for Authors – Authors Guild – Very important for authors whose […]

Filed Under: This Week in Books Tagged With: A.I., Adam Tooze, Alexandra Alter, Andrew Limbong, Anthropic, Claire Kirch, Dan Blank, Gaza, Ghostwritin, Google, Han Zhang, Hugo Awards, Joanne O'Sullivan, Rachel Louise, Romantasy, Sally Rooney, Translation

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