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Jeffrey Wright as author ‘Monk’ Ellison in American Fiction. MGM

Why are authors expected to be ‘authentic’?

Literary discourse requires authors of colour to produce “authentic” narratives. They are then required to embody this “authenticity” when presenting themselves in public.
America’s biggest book publishers originally viewed LGBTQ+ romance as a niche market. Klaus Vedfelt/DigitalVision via Getty Images

What’s behind the astonishing rise in LGBTQ+ romance literature?

It’s tempting to see this trend as a sign of the times. But the biggest book publishers started changing their approach only once they realized they were leaving money on the table.
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Can ChatGPT edit fiction? 4 professional editors asked AI to do their job – and it ruined their short story

Technically, ChatGPT can do (some of) the work of a human editor. But an experiment comparing three separate human edits of a literary short story to edits by ChatGPT exposes AI’s serious limitations.
Making a book takes lots of brainstorming and writing, but there are many steps to printing it, too. sykono/iStock via Getty Images Plus

How are books made?

It takes a lot of steps – and help from other people – to make a physical book you can hold in your hands.

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