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I’ve been entranced by Jane Austen for most of my life, but the beauty of “Persuasion” is the way it forces characters to take a meditative look at their past. Nostalgia is having a moment right now, ...

Fantasy author Lena McDonald faces backlash for using AI in her book. An AI-generated prompt was accidentally left in her novel, sparking outrage. The book, Darkhollow Academy: Year 2, is in the ...