Raynor Winn’s publisher Michael Joseph has put her next book, ON WINTER HILL, on hold, following an investigation published in The Observer early this week that alleges her bestselling memoir The Salt Path contains lies and fabrications. The book was announced recently for UK publication on October 23 and a new release date is to be announced, but will be “next year.” The publisher writes in a statement: “Given recent events, in particular intrusive conjecture around Moth’s health condition which has caused considerable distress to Raynor Winn and her family, it is our priority to support the author at this […]
Raynor Winn Responds To Observer Allegations In Detail
Raynor Winn, author of ‘The Salt Path,’ has posted a long response on her website to allegations of fraud made in a recent Observer article. The article uncovered embezzlement accusations from her past and alleges that parts of ‘The Salt Path’ are fabrications. Winn writes that the article is, “grotesquely unfair, highly misleading and seeks to systematically pick apart my life.” “The Salt Path is about what happened to Moth and me, after we lost our home and found ourselves homeless on the headlands of the south west,” she writes. “It’s not about every event or moment in our lives, […]
Wiley Partners with Anthropic On AI Integration For Scholarly Research
Wiley has partnered with AI research company Anthropic to introduce standards for how AI is integrated into research content. As part of the partnership, Wiley will adopt Anthropic’s Model Context Protocol, an open standard which enables integration of peer-reviewed content and AI tools across multiple platforms. One aspect of the partnership is also “to establish standards for how AI tools properly integrate scientific journal content into results while providing appropriate context for users, including author attribution and citations.” Josh Jarrett, senior vice president of AI Growth at Wiley says in a release, “Through this partnership, Wiley is not only setting […]
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Penguin Says It Did Its Due Diligence On ‘The Salt Path’
Further to Monday’s story about fraud accusations against Raynor Winn’s bestselling memoir The Salt Path, Penguin commented that they undertook “all the necessary pre-publication due diligence.” They also said they had not received “any concerns about the book’s content” before The Observer investigation. The Observer piece alleges that the book contains substantial fabrication, and omits that Winn embezzled from her employer and was involved in a fraudulent money raising scheme, among many other accusations. The publisher’s full statement to BBC News reads: “Penguin (Michael Joseph) published the Salt Path in 2018 and, like many readers, we were moved and inspired […]
Obituary: Katie Cunningham
Nosy Crow publisher Katie Cunningham, 43, died on July 4 following complications of ovarian cancer. She joined Nosy Crow in March, after a long career at Candlewick Press, where she started as an intern in 2003 and rose to become svp, editorial and associate publisher. Titles she developed went on to win a Stonewall Book Award, a Schneider Family Book Award, a Michael L. Printz Honor Award, and the Kirkus Prize, among other accolades. Nosy Crow president John Mendelson said, “It’s difficult to convey not only Katie’s extraordinary talent as an editor and publisher, but also the light she brought […]