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Why is Anthropic destroying used books? (This week in books)

August 7, 2026 by Nathan Bransford 2 Comments

This week! Books! Author Whose $2 Million Book Deal Was Derailed by AI Concerns Says He’s Innocent (gift link) – Melissa Korn, Wall Street Journal – More on the author whose $2.5 million deal was derailed after his agents pulled the book due to suspicions of A.I. usage. Jerry Falade says he only used A.I. […]

Filed Under: This Week in Books Tagged With: A.I., Alexandra Del Rosario, Anna Silman, Anthropic, Brian Murray, Carl Zimmer, Colleen Hoover, George R.R. Martin, Gillian Flynn, HarperCollins, Jerry Falade, Jim Milliot, Jo Piazza, Kate McKean, Kathryn James, Melissa Korn, Thea Lim, Tom Rob Smith, Whitney Frick

Why I left publishing and how I built my creative ecosystem (This week in books)

July 2, 2026 by Nathan Bransford

This week! Books! A little early because of the holiday this weekend. First up, I was on a podcast this week with Serenity Bohon, where I talked about some things I’ve never spoken about publicly before: why I left publishing and what led me to return, my creative ecosystem, weaving together meaning and work, and […]

Filed Under: This Week in Books Tagged With: A.I., Aaron Hicklin, Alfred Jung Lee, Anne R. Allen, Donald Maass, Emma Loffhagen, Emma Southon, Jim Milliot, Lincoln Michel, Lois Lowry, Nathalie op de Beeck, Polymarket, Sangeeta Mehta, Serenity Bohon, Tara McMullin, Terra Dankowski, The Pope

The bestseller who made $49,000 last year (This week in books)

March 13, 2026 by Nathan Bransford

This week! Books! What Do You Do and What Do You Make? – New York Magazine – This fascinating snapshot of how much money various people in NYC make sent many tongues wagging, particularly the New York Times bestselling author with 800,000+ Instagram followers, who made $49,000 last year, roughly the same amount as a […]

Filed Under: This Week in Books Tagged With: Alexandra Alter, Casey Newton, Chang Che, Grammarly, Greg Greeley, James Patterson, Jim Milliot, Kate McKean, Miles Klee, Mr. Beast, publishing industry, Simon & Schuster, Vauhini Vara, Walter Marsh

Censorship comes to Congress (This week in books)

March 6, 2026 by Nathan Bransford

This week! Books! Lots and lots and lots of links saved up. Limited captions, but enjoy the bounty. Also, a quick housekeeping matter. I’m having an issue with my discussion forums, which will likely be sunsetting soon. More to come on that. Why We Must Fight to Stop HR 7661 Before It Destroys the Lives […]

Filed Under: This Week in Books Tagged With: Al Zuckerman, Amy Griffin, Anastasia Tsioulcas, Ann Godoff, Carlo Iacono, Case Cep, Censorship, Dan Barry, Donald Maass, Elisabeth Egan, Evie Woods, Franklin Foer, Jane Friedman, Jeanne Thornton, Jeffrey Epstein, Jillian Davis, Jim Milliot, John Brockman, Jonathan Rothman, Joshua Rothman, Katherine Rosman, Katy Hershberger, Kelly Jensen, Kenneth Whyte, Kirsten Bell, Lauren Brown, Leigh Stein, Lincoln Michel, Maris Kriezman, Ryan Spencer, Sam Roberts, Scams

The chill over the publishing world (This week in books)

January 16, 2026 by Nathan Bransford

This week! Books! Trump’s return chills embattled LGBTQ book industry: ‘They’re stepping back’ – Surina Venkat, The Hill / What if Editors Don’t Want <Your Kind of Book> Anymore? – Kate McKean, Agents + Books – We’ve long suspected that book bans and censorship have cast a chill over the publishing world, particularly on the […]

Filed Under: This Week in Books Tagged With: A.I., Alia Hanna Habib, Bookstores, Censorship, Claire Kirch, David Marchese, George Saunders, Jim Milliot, John Kaag, Kate McKean, Rachel Kahan, Rachel Reid, Rebecca Newberger Goldstein, Surina Venkat, Wiley

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

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