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EPISODE · Sep 3, 2026 · 49 MIN

AI is shaking up the book world: A local rare-book seller and author share their stories

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AI tools might be able to write a decent email, but can it write a book? Today, we hear how AI is shaking up the book world for publishers, writers and readers alike. One local rare and vintage bookseller joins us to talk about what this has meant for her company. One author shares her experience after her work was allegedly stolen by AI research company, Anthropic. Guests: Colleen Lynch: Owner of No Other Book Like This, a bookstore in Mystic Sarah Darer Littman: Young-Adult author based in Connecticut Anna Silman: Power and Culture reporter at the Wall Street Journal Support the show: http://wnpr.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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