Nathan Bransford | Writing, Book Editing, Publishing
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This week! Books! Seven-Figure Book Deal Cancelled Over AI Suspicions Raises Questions About AI Guardrails – Erin Somers, Publishers Lunch – So I guess we’re still doing this… According to Publishers Lunch, a $2.5 million two-book deal won at auction by Minotaur has been scuppered by the agents because they are “no longer able to […]
This week! Books! First, a quick programming note, prompted by a personal note. I’m getting married in April, and, as you can imagine, things are a bit hectic! Posting may be a bit sporadic for the rest of March, and then I’m planning to take an extended break from April through mid-May. But! I’m still […]
This week! Books! A day late! The 173 Best Book Covers of 2025 – Emily Temple, Lit Hub – Always one of my favorite features of the year! The winner is an absolute stunner. Sophie Kinsella, ‘Confessions of a Shopaholic’ Author, Dies at 55 – Sopan Deb, New York Times – The tremendously influential Madeleine […]
This week! Books! First up, in case you missed it: Really sad news arrived this week as longtime publishing industry man about town Porter Anderson passed away. I’m sure many of you will remember Porter from the comments section here, his work with Jane Friedman on The Hot Sheet, his work editing Publishing Perspectives, or […]
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 […]
This week! Books! Lots of links saved up over the past few weeks, let’s get to them! Anthropic Scores a Landmark AI Copyright Win—but Will Face Trial Over Piracy Claims – Kate Knibbs, Wired – In a huge ruling on A.I. and copyright, a federal judge agreed that using books to train A.I. is fair […]
Helping authors achieve their dreams
