AI Victory for Authors? Plus, US Import Chaos & James Patterson’s Giveaway for Authors

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In this episode of Adventures in Publishing-land, we dive into three big stories shaking up the book world: Anthropic’s historic AI settlement with authors; the new US import rules that could hurt UK publishers and authors; and James Patterson’s latest initiative to help aspiring writers finish their books. Plus, in our Off Script section, we ask: how closely should TV and film adaptations stick to their source material?

00:00 Intro

02:40 Anthropic's AI settlement with authors - A victory for authors?

17:21 US Import Changes - not so Tariffic for Authors

25:46 James Patterson Giveaway - A Gift for Aspiring Authors

38:13 Off Script - Nadine finds another stranger than fiction story for inspiration

44:03 Off Script - Moore's Law - Is Prior Knowledge Vital for Adaptations?

Links:

Anthropic agree settlement

Details of settlement

Search the Libgen library for your book

Publishers worried about US tariffs

James Patterson's $50k giveaway

Nadine's dark inspiration story

Ron Moore on God of War

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