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9 October 2026 · Newsletter

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Much of the publishing industry has been at Frankfurt this week, with lots of AI conversations and fewer tangible announcements. Elsewher...

2 October 2026 · Newsletter

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I spent two days this week in a recording studio narrating the audio edition of my book for Penguin Random House Audio. I came out with a...

29 September 2026 · Post

I Hate My Book

I’ve just had two days in a recording studio in London narrating the audiobook of my forthcoming book, and I hate it.

25 September 2026 · Newsletter

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I’ve been thinking about AI risks in preparation for a BISG webinar last night, and this week’s newsletter includes my thoughts on risk m...

24 September 2026 · Post

BISG Webinar on AI and Risk in Publishing

Thanks to Brooke Horn and her colleagues at BISG for inviting me to give a webinar on AI, trust and risk in publishing this evening, the ...

18 September 2026 · Newsletter

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The biggest story this week is about the gap between what organisations are doing with AI and what their staff are paying for. It demands...

11 September 2026 · Post

IPG Autumn Conference 2026

My personal reflections from the 2026 IPG Autumn Conference, including thoughts on international sales, European shipping, productivity and framing AI.

11 September 2026 · Newsletter

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There is a particularly practical focus this week: guidelines on Bartz v. Anthropic settlement discrepancies, a new resource for indexing...