Publishing Scandal Uncovered: Minotaur Books Cancels Crime Novel by Young Black Author, Says AI Was Used, He Insists It Wasn't
Minotaur Books canceled the deal after the writer’s UK agent said a check found evidence of AI in the manuscript.
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A major publishing deal for an author's first crime novel has fallen through after suspicions arose that artificial intelligence may have played a role in its creation.
Major Publisher Cans $2.4 Million Book Deal After Author Was Accused of Using AI, for a Very Cynical Reason
Book publisher Minotaur, which is owned by leading publishing company Macmillan US, has walked away from a $2.4 million deal for an unpublished debut novel “Call Me, I’ll Hide the Body” by author Jerry Falade. As Deadline reports, questions surrounding the use of AI during the writing of the book made the publisher drop the contract altogether. But it’s not because the company is drawing an ethical line in the sand while highlighting a major pro…
Publishing Scandal Uncovered: Minotaur Books Cancels Crime Novel by Young Black Author, Says AI Was Used, He Insists It Wasn't
Jeff Sneider is the super sleuth scoop detective of Hollywood. If you don’t read his Substack, you’re missing out. Jeff broke a great publishing story last night — I’m jealous. (PS Deadline.com has lifted it right up for themselves without credit. Terrible.) Sneider is reporting that Minotaur Books signed a whopping $2.5 million contract with […] The post Publishing Scandal Uncovered: Minotaur Books Cancels Crime Novel by Young Black Author, Say…
Two million dollars for a novel that no one knows if it was written by a person. It seems like the argument of a literary dystopia, but it is what has just happened in the publishing world. The most anticipated debut of the season has faded into the air because of a suspicion that neither the author’s own agents have been able to clear: did Jerry Falade use artificial intelligence to write Call Me, I’ll Hide the Body? The bombshell that deflated…
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