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Gmail AI summaries – what is it and how do you turn it off? ► Technowize ► 5/31/25

The literary battle against AI is on: “Real words from real people are so much better” ► The Observer ► 5/31/25

“One day I overheard my boss saying: just put it in ChatGPT”: the workers who lost their jobs to AI ► The Guardian ► 5/31/25

GOP push to ban state AI laws will only help Big Tech ► Truthout ► 5/31/25

Simplify writing? Maybe we shouldn’t ► Deccan Herald ► 5/31/25

RFK’s disastrous MAHA report seems to have been written using AI ► Rolling Stone ► 5/31/25

The MAHA report’s AI fingerprints, annotated ► The Washington Post ► 5/30/25

Ink Link writer Milliken receives Maine Literary Award for latest mystery novel ► Ink Link ► 5/30/25

Procreate rejects AI, sparks creativity debate ► Web Pro News ► 5/30/25

How to write a literary romance novel ► The Cut ► 5/30/25

Flipping through book genres across generations ► Scot Scoop ► 5/30/25

Anna Mitchael on the lessons of ghostwriting ► Lit Hub ► 5/30/25

Fourth Wall: the news needs more honesty, not less bias ► Daily Northwestern ► 5/30/25

This latest AI book debacle is a disturbing part of a growing trend ► Screen Rant ► 5/29/25

Bookstores tap indie vibe, personalization, and social media to romance reading for today’s consumers ► US Chamber ► 5/29/25

Anti–book banning initiative gets industry support ► Publishers Weekly ► 5/29/25

The White House is sued over lack of sign language interpreters at press briefings ► KTEP ► 5/29/25

Snapchat’s AR glasses have lenses that create visuals and sounds of the book you’re reading ► Design Boom ► 5/29/25

AI’s Napster moment may be next ► The Hollywood Reporter ► 5/29/25

Grammarly secures $1 billion from General Catalyst to build AI productivity platform ► Reuters ► 5/29/25

Finding your way into writing fiction as J.R.R. Tolkien’s grandson ► Lit Hub ► 5/29/25

RFK Jr.’s “Make America Healthy Again” report cites fake studies ► Gizmodo ► 5/29/25

“Business Insider” fires 21% of staff in AI pivot “away from journalism toward greed” ► AV Club ► 5/29/25

Writers are going through a bad spell ► Birmingham Watch ► 5/29/25

Ancient Inca used a mysterious string “writing” system – and we’re starting to understand what it said ► IFL Science ► 5/29/25

AI models now show higher emotional intelligence than humans, surprising psychologists ► The Brighter Side ► 5/28/25

There’s a lot of AI in Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill”: Here’s what it does and why Elon is not a fan ► PC Mag ► 5/28/25

Behind the Curtain: A white-collar bloodbath ► Axios ► 5/28/25

Of pain and pedagogy – what we sacrifice when we learn with AI ► Minding the Campus ► 5/28/25

You’ll spit take when you hear how little time workers are saving with AI, according to this huge new study ► Futurism ► 5/28/25

Fantasy and romance writers address AI controversy after readers discover prompts in published books ► Fast Company ► 5/28/25

More than 2 years after ChatGTP, newsrooms still struggle with AI’s shortcomings ► KTen ► 5/28/25

“An assault upon the promise of America”: NEA cancels literary grants affecting Normal-based Obsidian ► WGLT ► 5/28/25

Debunking myths about AI laws and the proposed moratorium on state AI regulation ► Tech Policy ► 5/28/25

AI, creativity and copyright #1 – why protests are growing against governments’ plans ► Diginomica ► 5/28/25

AI, creativity, and copyright #2 – the challenges laid bare for creative communities ► Diginomica ► 5/28/25

State Board of Education recommends lowering student proficiency standards ► Illinois Policy ► 5/28/25

Mountain chickadee chatter: Scientists are decoding the songbird’s complex calls ► Daily Sitka Sentinel ► 5/28/25

Quechua’s survival: Peru’s battle for linguistic identity ► Peruvian Times ► 5/28/25

What the em dash says about AI-assisted writing – and us ► Every ► 5/27/25

Appeals court reverses ruling in Texas book ban case ► Publishers Weekly ► 5/27/25

Fake AI images will cause headaches for journals ► Nature ► 5/27/25

RFK Jr. threatens to bar government scientists from publishing in leading medical journals ► Politico ► 5/27/25

How to write flash fiction – tips from the experts ► WriterMag ► 5/27/25

Haircuts and literacy? The not-so-strange pairing that’s putting books in front of kids ► M Live ► 5/27/25

Duolingo made a huge announcement. What happened next was anything but expected ► Inc. ► 5/27/25

The death of deep thinking: What generative AI is doing to your future team ► City AM ► 5/27/25

5 science-backed ways to improve academic writing ► Inside Higher Ed ► 5/27/25

New owners bring fresh energy to independent bookselling ► The Business Journal ► 5/27/25

From disruption to reinvention: How knowledge workers can thrive after AI ► Venture Beat ► 5/26/25

“Stop using my voice” – new train announcer is my AI clone ► BBC ► 5/26/25

Texas parents protest book ban legislation with “read-in” at Capitol ► KVUE ► 5/26/25

Writers aren’t using semicolons anymore ► Newser ► 5/26/25

Audiobooks and AI: Why storytelling is better off human ► The Journal ► 5/26/25

Readers can’t get enough of BookTok. Publishers are cashing in. ► WSJ ► 5/26/25

Forget chatbots, reading can help combat loneliness ► The Star ► 5/25/25

The em dash is not AI: on neurodivergent voice and the policing of online language ► Substack ► 5/25/25

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act would ban states from regulating AI ► Mashable ► 5/25/25

“Reading is the most subversive thing you can do” ► Wesleyan ► 5/25/25

Oregon’s ban on book bans is heading for a final vote in the legislature ► The Chronicle ► 5/25/25

People are tricking AI chatbots into helping commit crimes ► TechRadar ► 5/25/25

Has “BookTok” ruined literature? ► York Vision ► 5/25/25

Why America’s kids still can’t read ► National Review ► 5/24/25

Readers annoyed when fantasy novel accidentally leaves AI prompt in published version, showing request to copy another writer’s style ► Futurism ► 5/23/25

Generative AI models are skilled in the art of bullshit ► Financial Times ► 5/23/25

Nick Clegg: Artists’ demands over copyright are unworkable ► The Times ► 5/23/25

A writer faces off with voice-to-text ► The Tyee ► 5/23/25

375 voices behind bars: why governments repress writers ► PEN ► 5/23/25

LGBTQ+ focus: still here, still queer … but getting squeezed out ► The Bookseller ► 5/23/25

AI could account for nearly half of datacentre power usage “by end of year” ► The Guardian ► 5/22/25

Zhuzh up your reading with these adorable eReader accessories ► BookRiot ► 5/22/25

Why everyone should be reading translated fiction ► York Vision ► 5/22/25

Publishers join growing AI protest movement across Europe ► Publishers Weekly ► 5/22/25

Three takeaways about AI’s energy use and climate impacts ► MIT Technology Review ► 5/22/25

New research reveals Australian authors say no to AI using their work – even if money is on the table ► The Conversation ► 5/22/25

Has GenAI taken the fun out of creative work? ► Psychology Today ► 5/22/25

None of your business: why writers shouldn’t feel obligated to share too much ► Lit Hub ► 5/22/25

SME receives grant-funded book vending machine ► Valdosta Today ► 5/22/25

Unlocking lost audiences: Make it Free offers publishers a new way to monetize the 90% who bounce ► Editor & Publisher ► 5/22/25

Untangling fact from fiction in Trump’s call to defund English Learner Education ► Language Magazine ► 5/22/25

Melania Trump gets help from AI to narrate 7-hour audiobook in her voice ► People ► 5/22/25

Semicolons are becoming increasingly rare; their disappearance should be resisted ► The Conversation ► 5/20/25

Opening the book on literary tourism –podcast or article ► Travel Weekly ► 5/19/25

What happens when artificial intelligence quietly reshapes our lives? ► NPR ► 5/21/25

AI-generated fake book list seems funny, but reflect the technology’s danger to journalism ► PEN ► 5/21/25

How to write words will actually pay for ► Press Gazette ► 5/21/25

In lawsuit over teen’s death, judge rejects argument that AI chatbots have free speech rights ► AP News ► 5/21/25

The trouble with AI art isn’t just lack of originality. It’s something far bigger ► The Guardian ► 5/20/25

Beyond the hype: the sinister underbelly of AI promises ► Next Big Idea Club ► 5/20/25

Kesha, Hot Mulligan replace AI artwork after backlash ► Stereogum ► 5/20/25

Social media is influencing how authors promote their books. Here’s how ► NPR ► 5/21/25

Google redefines search with AI mode but at what cost for the publishers? ► Times Now News ► 5/21/25

Chicago Sun-Times confirms AI was used to create reading list of books that don’t exist ► The Guardian ► 5/20/25

Richard Bausch thinks you can never permanently ruin a piece of writing (and other tidbits) ► Lit Hub ► 5/20/25

I’m a college professor. Here’s what AI still can’t do ► Mashable ► 5/19/25

Chicago Sun-Times prints AI-generated summer reading list with books that don’t exist ► 404 Media ► 5/20/25

Is AI making all ads look the same? Exchange 4 Media ► 5/20/25

The AI Con by Emily M Bender and Alex Hanna review – debunking myths of the AI revolution ► The Guardian ► 5/19/25

Reading fiction boosts empathy and fights loneliness ► Neuroscience News ► 5/19/25

Cultural storytelling: how writers reflect national identity in fiction ► Martin Cid ► 5/19/25

Canaries in the coal mine ► The Bookseller ► 5/19/25

Adobe to end Creative Cloud All Apps subs in North America ► CG Channel ► 5/18/25

I want to boycott AI but there isn’t even an OPT OUT button! ► Amateur Photographer ► 5/18/25

What happens when AI-generated lies are more compelling than the truth? ► Behavioral Scientist ► 5/18/25

Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden loved a children’s book. Did it contribute to her firing? ► Union-Bulletin ► 5/18/25

I tried reading for 30 minutes before bed for a week – here’s what happened ► Very Well Mind ► 5/18/25

Marked decline in semicolons in English books, study suggests ► The Guardian ► 5/18/25

The hidden costs of AI copyediting tools: an editor’s review ► Jane Friedman ► 5/14/25

New words we need to know, or not ► News Argus ► 5/17/25

UK blocks bill requiring AI firms disclose use of copyrighted material ► Web Pro News ► 5/17/25

How the AP Stylebook warps reality to serve power ► Current Affairs ► 5/16/25

Elon Musk’s AI firm blames unauthorized change for chatbot’s rant about “white genocide” ► The Guardian ► 5/16/25

A vending machine for DC books has arrived in Western Market ► Washingtonian ► 5/16/25

Daniel Handler (aka Lemony Snicket) on reading the authors you want to write like ► UC Berkeley News ► 5/16/25

AI nightmares: Rise of the Dead Souls ► LA Review of Books ► 5/16/25

Court again blocks key elements of Iowa’s school book ban ► Iowa Capital Dispatch ► 5/16/25

Butterfly in the Sky: The Story of Reading Rainbow ► The Banner ► 5/16/25

How authors are thinking about AI ► BookBub ► 5/15/25

In copyright fight, artists use white-hot AI report as weapon against Meta ► Mashable ► 5/15/25

How do you solve a problem like romantasy ► Reactor Mag ► 5/15/25

Next week, millions of children across the globe will read this Australian book at the same time ► The Guardian ► 5/15/25

Mirrors and windows: diverse stories for young readers ► Reading With Your Kids ► 5/15/25

The key to spotting dyslexia early could be AI-powered handwriting analysis ► The University of Buffalo ► 5/14/25

SoundCloud backtracks on AI and changes policies after artist outrage ► Futurism ► 5/14/25

13 unusual book dedications to inspire your own ► Arts Hub ► 5/15/25

Against algorithms: Why tuning out is an essential part of the creative process ► Lit Hub ► 5/14/25

An AI-powered Coca-Cola ad campaign mistakenly invented a book by a famous author ► Fortune ► 5/14/25

How to make ghosts come alive: writing real-life characters when almost nothing is known about them ► Narratively ► 5/13/25

Neither plot not character, but… something else? Ten novels with mind-blowing structures ► Lit Hub ► 5/13/25

NCSL urges Congress to oppose AI moratorium on states ► NCSL ► 5/13/25

The US Copyright Chief was fired after raising red flags about AI abuse ► Yahoo News ► 5/13/25

Audible opens AI-narration to selected publishers ► Publishing Perspectives ► 5/13/25

Have journalists skipped the ethics conversation when it comes to using AI? ► The Conversation ► 5/13/25

Research: Gen AI makes people more productive – and less motivated ► Harvard Business Review ► 5/13/25

AI is changing how we work – is it time to change how we credit AI’s involvement? ► Research IBM ► 5/13/25

Why The Revelator banned AI articles and art ► The Revelator ► 5/13/25

One the very real dangers of the artificial intelligence hype machine ► LitHub ► 5/13/25

Judge slams lawyers for “bogus AI-generated research” ► The Verge ► 5/13/25

Just 41% of parents frequently read aloud to their kids ages 0-4 ► The Bump ► 5/13/25

Women’s Storybook Project of Texas helps incarcerated mothers connect with their children ► ABC13 ► 5/12/25

Margaret Atwood says she cannot remember another time “when words themselves have felt under such threat” ► The Guardian ► 5/12/25

GOP chooses AI dominance over democracy ► The Lever ► 5/12/25

Living in a world of AI: How we can better protect our rights ► Chytomo ► 5/12/25

GPS stole our sense of direction. AI is coming for our sense of self. ► The Humanist ► 5/12/25

5 reasons people who read books live longer, according to Yale University ► New Trader U ► 5/12/25

Democracies depend on reading ► Eurozine ► 5/12/25

House of Lords pushes back against government’s AI plans ► The Guardian ► 5/12/25

Copyright Office head fired after reporting AI training isn’t always fair use ► Ars Technica ► 5/12/25

US Copyright Office found AI companies sometimes breach copyright. Next day its boss was fired ► The Register ► 5/12/25

Hicks: South Carolina is missing the forest for all the trees that eventually became banned books ► Post and Courier ► 5/11/25

Writers vs AI: who wrote which? Part 2 Northeast Bylines 5/11/25

Given up on reading? Elif Shafak on why we still need novels The Guardian 5/11/25

Why do romance covers all look like this now? The Spokesman-Review 5/11/25

Get creative: the craft of non-fiction – writing first sentences RTE 5/11/25

Can Wikipedia survive the rise of AI and Trump? ABC News 5/10/25

From AI avatars to virtual reality crime scenes, courts are grappling with AI in the justice system The Marietta Times 5/10/25

Romance fiction enjoys comeback as women seek escapism ABC News 5/10/25

ACLU seeks injunction to block book bans in military schools Royal Examine 5/10/25

After a sometimes graphic debate, Texas House advances bill limited kids’ access to sexually explicit books in libraries The Texas Tribune 5/9/25

How the brain can decode sentences faster than blink of an eye [sic] Study Finds 5/9/25

Publishers seek legal safeguards against artificial intelligence use Entrepreneur 5/9/25

Romantasy isn’t just hot, it’s shaping modern day fairy tales ABC News 5/9/25

Trump fires Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden PBS News 5/9/25

The Global BrainTrust raises alarm over the growing risk of AI-driven job losses in the creative industries My Twin Tiers 5/9/25

We’ve reached an inflection point with AI The Bookseller 5/9/25

An author responds: Why is sex so scary to book banners? ► South Carolina Gazette ► 5/8/25

Forget the future, AI is causing harm now ► Science ► 5/8/25

Gender, nationality can influence suspicion of using AI in freelance writing ► Tech Xplore ► 5/8/25

Discovering a mom we never knew in letters she saved from WWII soldiers ► WQLN ► 5/8/25

Why it’s important to read aloud to your kids – even after they can read themselves ► The Conversation ► 5/8/25

Why we still write stories ► Word on Fire ► 5/7/25

Fan fiction is about community. Could AI ruin that? ► Rolling Stone ► 5/7/25

The rise of the submission industrial complex ► Lit Hub ► 5/7/25

Save or shred? On the allure and conundrum of unpublished novels ► Lit Hub ► 5/7/25

Why the true water footprint of AI is so elusive ► NPR ► 5/7/25

A controversial experiment on Reddit reveals the persuasive powers of AI ► NPR ► 5/7/25

“It cannot provide nuance”: UK experts warn AI therapy chatbots are not safe ► The Guadian ► 5/7/25

Giles Martin on AI plans: “It’s like saying you can burgle my house unless I ask you not to” ► Sky News ► 5/7/25

AI can never produce true art ► La Voz ► 5/7/25

Best Guess: in defense of used books ► The Daily Northwestern ► 5/7/25

“Barely literate”: Education secretary’s “deranged” letter gets major red ink corrections ► AlterNet ► 5/6/25

The global growth of self-publishing book companies ► Business Matters ► 5/6/25

Can learning cursive help kids read better? Some policymakers think it’s worth a try ► The Conversation ► 5/6/25

I can go twice as high: honorary degree designee Levar Burton has inspired millions to soar across generations and genres ► The Dig ► 5/6/25

Being honest about using AI at work makes people trust you less, research finds ► The Telegraph ► 5/6/25

Why it’s so hard to find small press books ► Persuasion ► 5/6/25

Supportive? Addictive? Abusive? How AI companions affect our mental health ► Nature ► 5/6/25

AI of dead Arizona road rage victim addresses killer in court ► The Guardian ► 5/6/25

Naomi Hsu: How writing can heal us ► KQED ► 5/5/25

Shh…the rise of the silent book club ► BBC ► 5/5/25

The people refusing to use AI ► BBC ► 5/5/25

AI systems are built on English – but not the kind most of the world speaks ► The Conversation ► 5/5/25

The synthesis: We must protect human creativity from being flattened by AI ► International Documentary Association ► 5/5/25

Cocogun challenges AI writing with new punctuation mark: the am dash ► Ibb Online ► 5/5/25

Books we buy but never read: What our shelves say about us ► Trill ► 5/5/25

Google’s Search AI Trained on Opted-Out Web Content ► Tech Story ► 5/5/25

Deepfake technology exploited a well known endocrinologist’s trust and authority. Can the industry avoid deepfakes? ► InSight ► 5/5/25

Better at everything: how AI could make human beings irrelevant ► The Guardian ► 5/4/25

‘Dangerous nonsense’: AI-authored books about ADHD for sale on Amazon ► The Guardian ► 5/4/25

Is Duolingo the face of an AI jobs crisis? ► Tech Crunch ► 5/4/25

It’s Time To Get Concerned, Klarna, UPS, Duolingo, Cisco, And Many Other Companies Are Replacing Workers With AI ► Forbes ► 5/4/25

A ban on book bans: Oregon bill would protect access to library materials ► Ashland News ► 5/4/25

Google Admits It Continues Using Opt-Out Data for AI Training ► WebProNews ► 5/4/25

Why a Maine newspaper opened its own café ► Bangor Daily News ► 5/4/25

A case for community newspapers ► The Gazette ► 5/4/25

AI Agatha Christie is a crime against fiction ► The Telegraph ► 5/3/25

For the Love of God, Pick up and Read ► Chimes Newspaper ► 5/3/25

Reading a gateway to hidden talents of children: Authors ► Gulf Today ► 5/3/25

What Kind of Ugly Should a Book Cover Be? ► Vulture ► 5/2/25

AI-generated essays lack the human touch and suffer for it, study finds ► Open Access Government ► 5/2/25

The AI jobs crisis is here, now ► Blood in the Machine ► 5/2/25

Hey, Book Lovers, Reading Retreats Are Trending in Travel ► The Kit ► 5/2/25

AI, copyright, and creativity: the fine line between innovation and exploitation ► Campaign Asia ► 5/2/25

Students vs ChatGPT: New study finds students outperform ChatGPT in persuasive writing, despite AI’s fluency ► Business Today ► 5/1/25

The state of the mystery, part 2: issues, concerns, and the long road ahead ► Crime Reads ► 5/1/25

The state of the mystery, part 1: craft lessons and favorite reads ► Crime Reads ► 5/1/25