Publishing’s Latest Piracy Problem: Audiobooks on YouTube 21. May 2026 (11:00) Illegal, synthetically narrated copies of “The Hunger Games,” hit self-help books and everything in between are increasingly common on the platform.(New York Times)
Gothic Fantasy Novels Filled With Dark Magic 21. May 2026 (11:00) The best-selling author Rachel Gillig recommends books that bring the haunted hallmarks of Gothic fiction into enchanted settings.(New York Times)
The A.I. threat to audiobooks 21. May 2026 (03:38) Artificial intelligence has made pirated audiobooks faster to make and harder to detect. Our reporter Alexandra Alter tells us about the latest threat to the publishing industry.(New York Times)
Was a Story That Just Won a Literary Prize A.I.-Generated? 21. May 2026 (00:44) A respected literary magazine has published an award-winning short story many readers believe to be generated by artificial intelligence. Experts aren’t all so sure.(New York Times)