Forthcoming: John Grisham’s ‘The French Illusion’
Doubleday will publish John Grisham’s next thriller, THE FRENCH ILLUSION, on September 29, with an announced first printing of 1.5 million copies. Hodder and Stoughton will publish simultaneously in the UK. “When I’m not reading legal thrillers, I enjoy espionage and spy stories,” Grisham said in a release. “As a writer, I have been influenced by Ken Follett, John Le Carre, Robert Ludlum and Len Deighton. Many of the elements that make legal thrillers compelling—high stakes, hidden motives, intricate plots, and shady characters—also propel the best espionage fiction. THE FRENCH ILLUSION is my first attempt to follow the craftsmanship of […]
Grammarly Sued Over AI Feature That Impersonated Authors and Journalists
Author and New York Times contributing Opinion editor Julia Angwin has filed a class action lawsuit against Superhuman, the parent company of Grammarly, which in August released an AI feature that edited users’ work in the style of notable writers and editors. “Expert Review” name-checked writers including Stephen King, Neil deGrasse Tyson, and Kara Swisher, and was developed without the creators’ knowledge or consent. (To add insult to injury, Angwin told Wired that the editing suggestions weren’t even good. “I was surprised at how bad it was,” she said.) “Contrary to the apparent belief of some tech companies, it is unlawful […]
Distribution: University of Notre Dame Press
Starting July 1, Ingram Academic & Professional will sell and distribute University of Notre Dame Press around the world and manage the press’s ebook sales.
London Book Fair: Germany Leads Changes to the English-Language Rights Market
The changing market for English-language rights in Europe continues to be a book fair topic of conversation. In his talk on Tuesday morning, PRH UK ceo Tom Weldon spoke about Piper, an imprint of Bonnier Germany, acquiring the exclusive English-language European rights to Bonnie Garmus’s new novel PECK & PECK (Scribner is publishing it in the US). Garmus’s first book, the international bestseller Lessons in Chemistry, was published by PRH, as well as Piper. Weldon said that letting Garmus’s book go was a decision based on the rights structure: “The reason was a very important principle for us, which is […]