AI-Assisted Books Are Becoming a Contract Problem for Authors
New Authors Guild AI guidance turns AI-assisted writing into a contract, copyright and reader-trust problem for authors and publishers.
The Graphic Novel Boom Has a Creator-Pay Problem
Graphic novels are helping readers fall in love with books again, but new creator-income data shows the people making them often cannot make a living from the boom.
The Prequel Industrial Complex: Fantasy’s Future Is Hidden in the Footnotes
The biggest fantasy worlds are no longer moving only forward. They are digging sideways, backwards and underneath themselves, turning lore, appendices and alternate perspectives into the next generation of books, shows, films and games.
BookTok Bestseller Lists Are Changing How Books Become Hits
BookTok's new official bestseller lists promise to connect online enthusiasm with real-world sales. That changes what word of mouth means.
Spotify Wants Your Bookmark: The Audiobook Wars Are Becoming a Reading-Habit War
Spotify's Page Match, Bookshop.org links, audiobook charts, and recaps point to a bigger fight: owning how readers move between audio, print, and BookTok.