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Missing Anthony Bourdain’s point (This week in books)

September 5, 2025 by Nathan Bransford

This week! Books! Thanks so much to everyone who attended last evening’s Office Hours! I hope to upload the recording to YouTube when I have a moment and will share that when it’s ready. Remember, Office Hours are exclusively for newsletter subscribers, so if you haven’t already, sign on up. It’s been a busy week, […]

Filed Under: This Week in Books Tagged With: Alia Hanna Habib, Anthony Bourdain, Gaza, Kate McKean, Pablo Torre, Tres Dean, Uriel Kon, Vivian Song

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

The world’s toughest man sues the world’s biggest bookseller (This week in books)

March 1, 2024 by Nathan Bransford

This week! Books! If you’ve spent any time on Amazon searching for books lately, you probably know that it’s become an absolute wasteland of junk–A.I. imitations of real authors, garbage A.I. “books,” shady third party sellers, and knockoffs galore. One author, David Goggins, a former Navy SEAL who once did 4,030 pull-ups in 17 hours, […]

Filed Under: This Week in Books Tagged With: A.I., Amazon, David Goggins, Diversity, Gaza, Gen Z, Gene Park, Ibtisam Mahdi, Kaia Gerber, Koji Kondo, Lee & Low, Lincoln Michel, Nintendo, Sarah Kolb-Williams

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