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A major publisher just canceled this book over AI writing concerns

A Major Publisher Just Canceled This Book Over AI Writing Concerns ...

Writer denies it, but publisher pulls horror novel after multiple allegations of AI use

Shy Girl, a horror novel by Mia Ballard, was one of those buzzy books that leapt from self-published prominence into full-on trade publication. Until yesterday, that is, when publisher Hachette pulled ...

Publisher Cancels “Shy Girl” Horror Novel After Writer Accused of Using AI

Hachette Book Group has pulled the forthcoming horror novel 'Shy Girl' from author Mia Ballard ...

A publisher pulled a book for suspected AI use. I read it—and found one telltale sign above all else.

I got my hands on a copy of Shy Girl after Hachette canceled the release. What I found was revealing.

Major Publisher Drops Horror Novel Amid AI Allegations

Shy Girl' sold just under 2,000 copies in the UK and had been reviewed almost 5,000 times on Goodreads. Publisher Hachette ...
Publishers Weekly

As AI Discourse Rages, Publishing Has More Questions Than Answers

In the week since Hachette canceled publication of Mia Ballard’s Shy Girl amid allegations about the author’s use of AI, the ...
NewsBytes

Hachette pulls novel 'Shy Girl' after suspected use of AI

Hachette Book Group has pulled Mia Ballard's horror novel 'Shy Girl' amid online allegations of heavy reliance on artificial ...

‘Soon publishers won’t stand a chance’: literary world in struggle to detect AI-written books

US release of horror novel Shy Girl cancelled and UK book discontinued after suspected AI use, as publishers feel ‘cold shiver’ ...

Hachette pulls horror novel Shy Girl after suspected AI use

The publisher has cancelled the US release of Shy Girl by Mia Ballard and withdrawn the UK edition after weeks of online speculation about the novel’s origins ...