Adventures in Publishing-land
Episodes
The "Human Authored" Badge: Can a Logo Save Publishing? Plus - Grammarly Sued
16 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Watch as a full video on YouTubeThis episode of Adventures in Publishing-land dives deep into the battle for the "human soul" of the industry, featuri...
Agents Rail Against AI, Influencer Imprints & Genre Snobbery
02 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Watch as a full video on YouTubeThis week on Adventures in Publishing-land, we’re heading to San Francisco to look at Bindery Books. This startup is...
How AI 'Wrote' 200 'Books' a Year and The Wuthering Heights Adaptation Debate
16 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Watch as a full video on YouTubeThis week, we’re unpacking the controversy surrounding Emerald Fennell’s "Wuthering Heights" adaptation. From hist...
Gen AI’s impact on creatives, Editing old books for modern readers, and Gen Z’s Literacy Crisis
02 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Watch as a full video episode on YouTubeIn this week's episode of Adventures in Publishing-land, we dive into the heated debate surrounding Val McDerm...
Killer Publicity with The Traitors, Romantasy Takeovers, and Scam AI Marketing Emails
19 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Watch as a full video on YouTubeWe're back! On this week's episode, we discuss the show everyone is talking about - The Traitors! With crime author Ha...
Ireland’s UBI Experiment, Garlic Mayo Marketing & Indie Press Panic
20 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Watch as a full video on YouTubeOn this week's episode, we discuss Ireland's UBI experiment for artists and writers, and why we would love to see othe...
Is Publishing Playing It Too Safe? The Booker, Fanfic & the Future of Fiction
06 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Watch as a full video on YouTubeOn this week's episode, we are talking about a scarcity of books for the Booker Prize and wondering if that is due to ...
AI Settlement in Trouble, Cosy Crime Debate & Publishing Gimmicks
22 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Watch as a full video on YouTubeOn this week's episode we share some exciting awards news involving Tariq and Marco (both winners at the recent Bloody...
AI Victory for Authors? Plus, US Import Chaos & James Patterson’s Giveaway for Authors
08 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Watch as a full video episodeIn this episode of Adventures in Publishing-land, we dive into three big stories shaking up the book world: Anthropic’s...
Are fans too entitled when it comes to expectations on creators? Plus - is AI writing a real threat?
25 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Watch as a full video episodeOn this episode, we discuss the George RR Martin Worldcon incident, and wonder if fans are growing too entitled when it c...
AI Slop: Will it drown out real writers? Plus: are male novelists really being forced out of publishing?
11 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Watch as a full video episode on YouTubeWill AI slop writing flood the market and drown out real authors? It's a legitimate concern that we discuss on...
Fake Memoir? What's going on with The Salt Path? Plus: Author deals and AI comes for translators
14 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Watch as a full video episode on YouTubeWe discuss the scandal surrounding The Salt Path, the bestselling book that was turned into a movie - but was ...
The Unbound Saga; Authors and Social Media; Literary Estates & Copyright - and Superman
23 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Watch as a full video episode on YouTube!Welcome to the very first episode of Adventures in Publishing-land! Join us as we discuss some of the biggest...