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The Internet’s Disappointed Mom

Rebecca and Vanessa talk about a trio of AI-related publishing shenanigans, the private equity firm that bought Simon & Schuster, and a cringey moment for the hockey romance community.

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Big congrats to Kelly on a well-deserved commendation

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Paramount agrees to sell S & S to private equity firm KKR

AI-generated travel books are the latest Amazon scam

Author fights Amazon to have AI books listed under name removed

AI fiction analytics site Prosecraft shut down after author backlash

This hockey romance BookTok stuff is wild