Novelist Han Kang, 53, has won the Nobel Prize for Literature, “for her intense poetic prose that confronts historical traumas and exposes the fragility of human life.” She becomes the first writer from South Korea to ever win the award, as well as one of the youngest people to win the prize in the modern era. Han is the author of The Vegetarian, which won the International Booker in 2007, as well as The White Book, which was also nominated for the International Booker Prize, and Greek Lessons, published in English in 2023. Her first book, a short story collection […]
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Authors Guild to Promote Created by Humans
The Authors Guild and start-up AI rights licensing platform Created by Humans announced a partnership in which the Guild will promote the new service and “help us make decisions about how to best serve the author community through our platform.” AG ceo Mary Rasenberger will serve on Created by Humans’ advisory board, and the two organizations will “develop informational materials and webinars that clearly explain the terms of licenses and the fees” to authors. The Authors Guild adds that it “aims to ensure that terms are transparent to authors and that their interests are protected.” As we reported in June, […]