Jo Callaghan wins crime novel of the year with story of an AI detective

In the Blink of an Eye was praised at the Theakston Old Peculier crime writing festival as ‘changing the way we think about policing forever’A “boundary-pushing take on the police procedural” which features a human detective working with an AI sleuth in order to solve a missing persons case has won the coveted Theakston Old Peculier crime novel of the year award.In the Blink of an Eye, the debut novel from author Jo Callaghan, was announced on Thursday night as the winner at the annual crime writing festival in Harrogate. Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'

[ The Guardian | 2024-07-19 16:29:44 UTC ]
News tagged with: #coveted theakston #ai detective #policing forever #police procedural #ai sleuth #peculier crime #thursday night #debut novel

Other Publishing stories related to: 'Jo Callaghan wins crime novel of the year with story of an AI detective'


Amazon hardware VP Dave Limp set to retire after almost 14 years

Dave Limp, Amazon’s Senior Vice President of Devices and Services, has announced his pending retirement from the company. Limp has been with the company for nearly 14 years and, as his title suggests, oversaw Amazon’s transition into dedicated hardware devices like Kindle e-readers,... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2023-08-15 18:23:15 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #pending retirement #title suggests #kindle e-readers #$5 billion #buy things #revenue streams #jeff bezos #kindle


An Iowa school district is using AI to ban books

It certainly didn't take long for AI's other shoe to drop, what with the emergent technology already being perverted to commit confidence scams and generate spam content. We can now add censorship to that list as the Globe Gazette reports the school board of Mason City, Iowa has begun leveraging... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2023-08-14 20:25:41 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #sexual content #important things #part-time indian #libraries


Keith Waldrop, Professor and Award-Winning Poet, Dies at 90

He won the National Book Award for poetry in 2009, having first been nominated 40 years earlier. He taught at Brown University for four decades. Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2023-08-12 19:10:36 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #award-winning poet #brown university #national book award


Markus Dohle, Ethan Mollick to Keynote AI Webinar

Former Penguin Random House CEO Markus Dohle and Ethan Mollick, associate professor at the Wharton School and author of the newsletter 'One Useful Thing,' will present keynote addresses at PW’s Artificial Intelligence: Revolution and Opportunity in Trade Publishing webinar on September 27. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-08-11 04:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #markus dohle #associate professor #artificial intelligence #trade publishing #penguin random house


News Corp profits dive 75% as Rupert Murdoch-owned company hints at AI future

Poor result weighed down by lower print and digital advertising at News Corp Australia, a division that includes flagship newspaper The AustralianRupert Murdoch’s News Corporation has recorded a steep 75% drop in full-year profit but sees opportunities ahead as it expands the use of cost-saving... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2023-08-11 00:14:07 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #digital advertising #news corporation #book publishers #net profit #financial year #news corp


The future of art is in AI’s hands

An ongoing lawsuit by artists against AI’s biggest players highlights how copyright law can’t keep pace with AI. Artificial Intelligence is rapidly transforming many industries and communities around the world. One of the first groups to feel its impact—and also generate some of its fiercest... Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2023-08-10 06:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #artificial intelligence #copyright law


Amazon removes books ‘generated by AI’ for sale under author’s name

Jane Friedman claims she had to fight against Amazon’s refusal to remove the misattributed titles because she had not trademarked her nameFive books for sale on Amazon were removed after author Jane Friedman complained that the titles were falsely listed as being written by her. The books, which... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2023-08-09 14:28:36 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #publishing industry #real work #make money #step-by-step guide #books include


Galaxy Z Fold 5 review: Five years in, Samsung is treading water

In 2019, Samsung released the original Galaxy Fold, the first phone with a flexible display (not counting pretenders like the Royole Flexpai). And even though it had more than its fair share of flaws, you could see its potential. Over the next couple of years, Samsung refined its flagship... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2023-08-09 14:00:02 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #small loss #vivid colors #ebooks


Google says AI systems should be able to mine publishers’ work unless companies opt out

The tech company’s latest proposal about generative AI turns copyright law on its head, and could especially hurt smaller content creators, say expertsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastPublishers should... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2023-08-08 23:00:40 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #tech company #free morning #latest proposal #latest updatesget #free app #australian government #guardian australia #copyright law


In London, Schroders Backs the Business Book of the Year Award

The Financial Times is joined this year by Schroders, with added support from Nikkei, in the £30,000 Business Book of the Year award. The post In London, Schroders Backs the Business Book of the Year Award appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2023-08-07 20:19:16 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #business book #added support #book of the year


KKR Wins S&S for $1.62 Billion

The private investment firm KKR has agreed to buy Simon & Schuster for $1.62 billion. When the purchase closes, S&S will operate under current leaders Jonathan Karp and Dennis Eulau and KKR promised to "support new growth initiatives" for the country's third largest trade publisher. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-08-07 04:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this |


New Stephen Hawking children’s book to be published next year

You and the Universe, adapted from his posthumous 2020 Earth Day message, will bring the late physicist’s ‘extraordinary work to life for readers of all ages’A new children’s picture book by Stephen Hawking is due to be published six years after the theoretical physicist’s death.You and the... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2023-08-04 12:26:34 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #extraordinary work #stephen hawking #theoretical physicist #big questions #publisher puffin #picture book #children’s book


On AI, Textual Integrity, and Bookselling (shelftalker)

On the defense of textual and editorial standards as a better path for the bookselling industry. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-08-04 11:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #bookselling shelftalker #editorial standards #bookselling industry


PW Sets AI Webinar for September 27

Artificial Intelligence: Revolution and Opportunity in Trade Publishing, a half-day online program, will run the afternoon of September 27. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-08-03 04:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #artificial intelligence #trade publishing


Is Jamel Brinkley the best short-story writer of his generation?

The short stories in Jamel Brinkley's second collection, 'Witness,' don't just reveal stories of violence, gentrification and racism — they put you inside them. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2023-08-01 13:00:50 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #jamel brinkley #short-story writer #short stories


8 Award-Winning Literary Fiction Books You’ve Probably Never Heard Of

Despite winning awards, these little-known beautiful and thought-provoking literary fiction books, like Last of Her Name by Mimi Lok, remain criminally underrated. Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2023-08-01 10:34:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #mimi lok #literary fiction


Journalist called News Corp ‘tabloid bottom feeders’ after it queried ABC’s Heston Russell stories, court hears

Defamation trial hears Mark Willacy criticised ‘Murdoch’s people’ in email to confidential source after Daily Telegraph questioned reports on ex-commandoFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe ABC... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2023-08-01 05:44:11 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #email exchange #free morning #court hears #latest updatesget #free app #federal court #award-winning journalist #news reports #guardian australia #news corp


Hyperion Avenue to Debut New Marvel Crime Series

The first three novels in the Marvel Crime line will feature Marvel superheroes in a new light, with authors Lisa Jewell, S.A. Cosby, and Alex Segura slated to pen the first three titles. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-08-01 04:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this |


Will These Stories Ever Be the Same? A Korean Translator’s Misgivings, by Ha-yun Jung

Will These Stories Ever Be the Same? A Korean Translator’s Misgivings, by Ha-yun Jung Essay [email protected] Mon, 07/31/2023 - 17:32 Photo by Daniel Bernard / UnsplashA translator discovers that an author—whom she has translated and admired for so... Continue reading at World Literature Today

[ World Literature Today | 2023-07-31 22:32:27 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #small piece #opinion pieces #major opportunity


Criminally Hot: 15 New Mystery, Thrillers, & True Crime For August 2023

There's something for every reader in August's new mystery, thriller, and crime releases, from a true crime memoir to historical mysteries including Harlem After Midnight by Louise Hare. Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2023-07-31 10:33:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #true crime #memoir