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The UK might still get away without the PM's plan to unleash AI, but other countries are increasingly going for it. South Korea going to start experiencing acute labour shortages very soon (and is really not keen on immigration). It's an...

Today's Book News Friday, 7th November, 2025 Authors Guild Webinar Talks Self‑Publishing, Conglomeration An Authors Guild webinar featuring author Mike Castleman and CEO Mary Rasenberger warned that digital self‑publishing has created an...

For those people who follow the wacky world of AI business, the perennial conundrum is – how are these hucksters ever going to turn a profit? Much has been written, by far wiser heads than mine, concerning the dire prospects of any AI industry...

Sadly, Collins have fallen for the hype. “Vibe coding” simply means code that’s created (by AI) following prompts from non-programmers. What could possibly go wrong…? :)

Today's Book News Thursday, 6th November, 2025 (I've broadened out the scope of sources we cover, to include more self-publishing and more educational publishing - hope this is useful to you) Another 'Best Bookstore' Will Open, Part of a...

I had a subscription to Office 365, which I’ve just cancelled – thinking that although I wouldn’t receive updates, I’d still be able to use it. Turns out, you can’t. You don’t pay – Microsoft hobbles your software, i.e. makes it unusable. This is...

Religion Book Deals: November 5, 2025 Publishers Weekly lists several noteworthy religious book deals, including a two‑book picture‑book pact for pastor Mark Batterson and his daughter, InterVarsity Press acquiring art historian Matthew J...

Like that window. Nice choice. Looks like House is shaping up. Thanks for the update. So I have been a fallow'opian. Moving to writing again. Maybe an all things audiobook thread?

It's a very well written story. I really liked it, but, like you, it took a bit of time to get into it. My daughter loves it.

Actually, yeah. It took me about an hour to acclimatize. But then I got it :) Most other people in the audience were singing along to every tune, many of them also voicing each word of the dialogue! I didn’t go that far. But I did enjoy :)

@Hannah Faoileán - cool article about Chicken House! @AgentPete - thanks for the post. Interesting stuff!

Just saw "KPop Demon Hunters" - the singalong version. I will never be the same. :)

Lady Knights Are Having a Moment Publishers Weekly reported that editors are seeing a rise in fantasy novels where female warriors take centre stage rather than male knights. The article noted that these “lady knight” books – many with romantic...

This is the very best introduction I’ve yet come across to what AI / Large Language Models really are and how we should approach them. It’s not wildly technical, so is therefore appropriate for almost all folk, old or young, technically...