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Adventures in Publishing-land

Adventures in Publishing-land

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Podcasts unite as Marco Rinaldi and Tariq Ashkanani from Page One - The Writer's Podcast and Nadine Matheson from The Conversation get together to chat about the latest news from the publishing world and give their honest and irreverent takes on the stories!


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  • How AI 'Wrote' 200 'Books' a Year and The Wuthering Heights Adaptation Debate
    Feb 16 2026

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    This week, we’re unpacking the controversy surrounding Emerald Fennell’s "Wuthering Heights" adaptation. From historically inaccurate corsets to Margot Robbie’s "raunchy" take on Cathy, we debate how far a retelling can stray before it loses the source material entirely.


    Plus, we look at how one writer used AI to publish 200 novels in a single year, allegedly earning six figures. But is she a writer? And after a century of dominance, are paperbacks shuffling toward extinction?


    00:00 Intro

    01:25 200 'Books' A Year - The AI Romance Gold Rush?

    12:48 Pulp Fiction No More - The Death of Paperbacks?

    23.35 Raunchy Brontë - Straying Too Far From the Source?

    37:38 - Off Script: Stranger Than Fiction

    43:15 Final Chapter - Best RomComs


    Links:

    Can AI Chatbots Write Romance? NY Times Article

    The Death of the Mass Market Paperback?

    How Different Is Emerald Fennell’s “Wuthering Heights” Compared to Emily Brontë’s Book?


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    48 mins
  • Gen AI’s impact on creatives, Editing old books for modern readers, and Gen Z’s Literacy Crisis
    Feb 2 2026

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    In this week's episode of Adventures in Publishing-land, we dive into the heated debate surrounding Val McDermid and the use of sensitivity readers to revise backlist titles. Should books be treated as historical artifacts, or is updating them a necessary step for modern audiences?


    Plus, we’re tackling two massive shifts in the industry: We break down the Society of Authors' "Brave New World" report, which reveals a staggering 86% of creators are already seeing their earnings hit by Gen AI. And the Literacy Crisis: Are we losing a generation of readers? We discuss the alarming reports of Gen Z arriving at college unable to read full sentences and what "scanning" culture means for the future of the book.


    00:00 Intro

    01:00 Brave New World? AI Already Impacting Creatives

    16:23 Editing the Past - Should Old Books Be Revised?

    27:52 Can't Read or Won't Read? Is There a Gen Z Literacy Crisis?

    39:33 Stranger Than Fiction

    44:40 Final Chapter


    Links:

    All 2.4m of Britain’s creative workers are at risk — and we know why

    Brave New World? Justice for Creators in the age of Gen AI

    Val McDermid was assigned ‘sensitivity reader’ to cut offensive language from old books

    Gen Z are arriving to college unable to even read a sentence—professors warn it could lead to a generation of anxious and lonely graduates

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    54 mins
  • Killer Publicity with The Traitors, Romantasy Takeovers, and Scam AI Marketing Emails
    Jan 19 2026

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    We're back! On this week's episode, we discuss the show everyone is talking about - The Traitors! With crime author Harriet Tyce's appearance, we chat about the impact it has had on her book sales, and also wonder which reality show we would choose to go on to boost our publicity (there is also some spoiler discussion about this season of the UK Traitors, so be careful if you are not up-to-date!)


    Plus, we talk about big money's interest in Romantasy, and whether that will crowd out the market for other genres, and also discuss the rapid rise of scam marketing emails that are being sent to authors thanks to AI...


    00:00 Intro

    01:34 Dollars & Dragons - Is Big Money Skewing Fiction?

    16:52 The Flattery Trap - Predatory Promo Offers

    27:30 Killer Marketing? - The Traitors Effect

    44:14 Off Script - Nadine finds another stranger than fiction story for inspiration

    49:33 Off Script - Final Chapter: What we've been watching and reading


    Links:

    Chernin Group invests in Romantasy publisher Entangled

    Authors hit with deluge of scam emails from fake marketers

    Why crime writers make good Traitors contestants


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    59 mins
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