Why Are Publishers Suing Big Tech With One Hand and Embracing AI With the Other?

Why Are Publishers Suing Big Tech With One Hand and Embracing AI With the Other?

Maris Kreizman on the Ever-Shifting Definition of Fair Use

By Maris Kreizman | October 15, 2026

Is It or Isn’t It? How Generative AI is Poisoning the Literary Well For Everyone

Is It or Isn’t It? How Generative AI is Poisoning the Literary Well For Everyone

James Folta on Holding the Line Against AI Experimentation

By James Folta | October 14, 2026

The Third Circuit finds that AI companies can’t use material with an original “creative spark.”

The Third Circuit finds that AI companies can’t use material with an original “creative spark.”

By James Folta | October 8, 2026

We Banned the Soul from the Building: On AI, Spiritual Life, and Sustainable Practices for Writing

We Banned the Soul from the Building: On AI, Spiritual Life, and Sustainable Practices for Writing

“AI will improve, but it will never develop the capacity for genuine longing, grief.”

By Charlotte Donlon | October 5, 2026

Audible has a creepy new feature that lets you talk to characters in books.

Audible has a creepy new feature that lets you talk to characters in books.

By Brittany Allen | October 2, 2026

Do Smartphones Belong in Fiction?

Do Smartphones Belong in Fiction?

Ankur Thakkar on Navigating Technology on the Page

By Ankur Thakkar | October 2, 2026

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Have They Ruined Our Beloved Scholastic Book Fair?

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Brittany K. Allen on the Enshittification of All Things

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A Prophetic Classic About the Dangers of Tech is Back in Print

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By Paulina Borsook | September 25, 2026

Singapore is paying its citizens to read. (But will it <em>work?</em>)

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How the Digital Attention Economy Has Taken Over Our Real-World Lives

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“Presence alone is no longer enough. The moment must be seen in order to count.”

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Attention LBJ nerds: Robert Caro is posting book updates on Instagram.

Attention LBJ nerds: Robert Caro is posting book updates on Instagram.

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Revisiting Vikram Chandra’s Ode to the Art of Human Coding in the Age of AI

Revisiting Vikram Chandra’s Ode to the Art of Human Coding in the Age of AI

Tobias Carroll Talks to the Author of Geek Sublime About the Ubiquity of Vibe Coding

By Tobias Carroll | September 16, 2026

What Fascination With UFOs Reveals About Conspiratorial Thinking in America

What Fascination With UFOs Reveals About Conspiratorial Thinking in America

Adam Kirsch Explores the Intersection of Belief in Aliens and Lack of Trust in Institutions and Experts

By Adam Kirsch | September 16, 2026

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