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Meta faces claims of using pirated books despite legal warnings

Meta faces claims of using pirated books despite legal warnings. Robot sits reading book in front of Meta blue infinity sign and futuristic blue and orange library

Meta Platforms faces legal turmoil over alleged copyright infringement and use of pirated books for AI model training.

Author Cait Corrain loses book deal over secret review bombing

Cait Corrain admits to review bombing, a notable event in the publishing industry in 2023

A book deal by debut author Cait Corrain is terminated amid allegations of sabotaging fellow authors’ reviews on popular book site.

Dictionary.com Word of the Year 2023 ‘hallucinate’ relates to AI

Dictionary.com Word of the Year 2023 'hallucinate'

Dictionary.com’s Word of the Year 2023 ‘Hallucinate’ shows AI’s impact and evolution on language and communication.

Inside Literary Prize: incarcerated readers to judge inaugural award

Inside Literary Prize

Inside Literary Prize aims to transform lives behind bars with National Book Award honourees and a winner announced in June 2024.

Slavery books ‘removed from Texas plantation gift shops’

Slavery books removed from Texas ex-plantation gift shop

Controversy over removal of slavery books from Texas plantation gift shop sparks debate on historical narratives and ideology.

Rebecca Kuang on fantasy: from Babel, Yellowface to hell

Rebecca Kuang on fantasy

Explore the enchanting ‘Realms of the Imagination’ at the British Library’s fantasy exhibition with bestselling author Rebecca Kuang.

Narges Mohammadi awarded Nobel Peace Prize in absentia

Narges Mohammadi wins Nobel Prize in absentia

Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi, a powerful voice for human rights in Iran, honoured for her courage in absentia.

Shame, anatomy, and misogyny – Vagina Obscura by Rachel E. Gross

Shame, anatomy, and misogyny with Vagina Obscura by Rachel E. Gross

Vagina Obscura author Rachel E. Gross spoke to the How To Be Books Podcast about how female genitalia and anatomy has been linked to shame.

Book lists: should we still trust their recommendations?

Book lists, giant library of books with woman trying to figure out what to read. Question mark over her head with cross and tick on either side in red.

Explore the trustworthiness of book lists and discover how to pick the palatable from the unpleasant as 2023 comes to a close.

Refaat Alareer: books by Palestinian author killed in Gaza

Refaat Alareer

The world mourns the death of Palestinian literary scholar Dr. Refaat Alareer – a tribute to his enduring legacy.

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