We’re getting towards the end of the month, and it’s high time I cleaned out some of the lingering book links. There’s another Anthropic lawsuit, a compilation of the best historical fiction of the century, a load of book lists separated by genre for your convenience, and more. Let’s jump in.
AI and Publishing
- As the AI discourse rages, publishing has more questions than answers.
- How AI is creeping into The New York Times.
- Non-native English speakers and autistic writers are paying a price, as their writing is most likely to be falsely flagged as AI-generated.
- “Soon publishers won’t stand a chance”: the literary world’s struggle to detect AI-written books.
- Wikipedia has banned AI-generated content.
- “Four organizations representing various publishers and content creators have filed an amicus brief supporting Concord Music Group in its copyright infringement lawsuit against AI giant Anthropic.”
- The New York Times has cut ties with freelance book reviewer Alex Preston over his use of AI in his submitted reviews.
Readers Advisory and Genre Resources
- Where to begin with Ilona Andrews.
- Tana French readalikes.
- Why Parable of the Sower is the ultimate book club pick.
- Romance readers are great at spotting red flags in real life.
- The best historical fiction of the century (so far).
- The best queer mystery/thrillers of the century (so far).
- Library Journal has a list of graphic novels that you can recommend to just about anyone.
- Pop fandoms and literary fandoms have rarely had so much in common.
Clearing Out the Booklists
Mysteries/Thrillers
- Thrillers set in remote cabins.
- 5 novels with unsympathetic protagonists.
- 5 great Japanese mysteries and horror novels.
- 8 thrillers about jealousy and obsession between friends.
- 10 destination thrillers.
- Dark & stormy thrillers.
- 9 thriller-y, crime-y speculative novels.
Romance
- 27 romantasy books you’ll want to devour immediately.
- 5 of the best celebrity/normal person romance novels.
- 8 romantasy books with excellent banter.
- Romance books set at the Olympics.
- M/M romances by queer male authors.
- Sports romances for fans of Heated Rivalry.
- Mermaid romances and romantasies.
Science Fiction, Fantasy, & Horror
- 8 deeply weird post-apocalyptic fantasy novels.
- 5 underrated asexual speculative fiction novels.
- Cozy speculative fiction to build a nest in.
- 6 fairy tale retellings.
- 7 fantasy books with dangerous alliances and deadly pacts.
- 5 SFF books about time.
- Psychedelic horror novels.
- Horror novels centered around female friendships.
- Horror featuring social media influencers.
- 6 medieval horror novels.
- Compelling surreal horror.
- 4 overrated fantasy classics (and what to read instead).
Historical Fiction
- Queer historical fiction.
- Fabulist historical fiction for your 2026 Read Harder challenge.
- Immigrants and refugees in historical fiction for our current times.
- Modern historical fiction classics.
- Trans historical fiction.
- Historical fiction about women fighting fascism.
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