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July 21, 2026

Romantasy Isn't Dead — But It's Changing. Here's Where Romance Readers Are Going in 2026

Romantasy Isn't Dead — But It's Changing. Here's Where Romance Readers Are Going in 2026 For the past three years, romantasy has been the undisputed queen o...

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July 12, 2026

Amazon Just Expanded KDP's 70% Royalty Pricing — Here's What Romance Authors Need to Know

Amazon Just Expanded KDP's 70% Royalty Pricing — Here's What Romance Authors Need to Know In a move that self-published authors have been requesting for yea...

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July 08, 2026

The EU AI Act Takes Effect August 2 — Here's What That Means for Authors and Publishers

The EU AI Act Takes Effect August 2 — Here's What That Means for Authors and Publishers If you've seen headlines saying the EU AI Act has been "delayed," yo...

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July 08, 2026

He Won the Commonwealth Prize. Then the Internet Accused Him of Using AI. Here's What Happened Next.

He Won the Commonwealth Prize. Then the Internet Accused Him of Using AI. Here's What Happened Next. When 62-year-old Jamir Nazir entered the Commonwealth S...

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June 25, 2026

One Third of All ChatGPT Conversations Are About Fiction — and That Changes Everything

One Third of All ChatGPT Conversations Are About Fiction — and That Changes Everything A bombshell new academic study reveals that more than a third of all ...

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June 25, 2026

One Third of All ChatGPT Conversations Are About Fiction — and That Changes Everything

One Third of All ChatGPT Conversations Are About Fiction — and That Changes Everything A bombshell new academic study reveals that more than a third of all ...

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June 21, 2026

BookTok Just Fought — and Won — a War Over 'Hot Girls Read' Being Trademarked

BookTok Just Fought — and Won — a War Over 'Hot Girls Read' Being Trademarked If you blinked, you might have missed it. In less than a week, BookTok went from

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June 19, 2026

Did AI Just Win a Major Literary Prize? The Granta Scandal That Has the Publishing World Reeling

Did AI Just Win a Major Literary Prize? The Granta Scandal That Has the Publishing World Reeling When a story suspiciously full of AI-style metaphors won on...

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June 19, 2026

Is Contemporary Romance Dying? The 2026 Publishing Shakeup That Has Authors Worried

Is Contemporary Romance Dying? The 2026 Publishing Shakeup That Has Authors Worried Contemporary romance — the genre that built the backbone of publishing's...

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