Speculating on The Book of the Year and the Impacts of AI on Writing
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11/10/25
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We're in a lull of current publishing industry news, so Jeff and Rebecca speculate about upcoming book awards, year-end announcements, and the book of the year, as well as touch on the impact of AI on writing.
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New Report Examines Writers’ Attitudes toward AI [Publishers Weekly]
My Students Use AI. So What? [The Atlantic]
The Ten Year Affair by Erin Somers
Erin Somers interview on First Edition
The Running Ground by Nicholas Thompson
Craftland by James Fox
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