Book Riot - The Podcast

AI is Already Everywhere in Publishing

Book Riot - The Podcast

Show Notes

Rebecca and Vanessa discuss a so-called exposé of the publishing industry's use of AI and yet another prize-winning story that seems to have been written by AI. They also react to the first trailer for Greta Gerwig's Narnia, news of a James Baldwin biopic, and break down their recent reading.

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Discussed in this episode:

The first Narnia trailer

AI is already everywhere in publishing

Higher Ground is producing a James Baldwin movie

Another prize-winning story appears to be written by AI

YouTube is looking to expand into audiobooks

Black Bag by Luke Kennard

The True Confessions of First Lady Freeman by Deesha Philyaw

Magic Lessons by Alice Hoffman

"The People Holding Up the Internet"

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