An AI Witch Hunt Summer Reading and Current Reads

Send us Fan MailWelcome back to Season 4! In this first episode back, Lashawn discusses the impact of AI on the book industry, especially on Black authors, shares her summer reading list, and reviews recent books she loved.  Books Mentioned in this EpisodePoems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral and A Memoir of Phillis Wheatley, a Native African and a Slave by Phyllis WheatleyDolly All the Time by Annabelle MonnaganRites of the Stirling by Devny PerryThe Revelation of Dionne Daphne by Mara Brock AkilI Will  Find You by Harlen CobrinAbby Offsides by Anna McCallie Current Read : If Not For My Baby By kate Golden The Atlantic ArticleThe Guardian ArticleHM Wolfe and her Publishers ResponseHorror Novel Shy Girl Cancelled over Suspected AI Use Bookclub Pick: Love By Toni Morrison Support the showJoin the Pouring Over Books Bookclub. We are reading Toni Morrison in 2026. Follow  LaShawn on IG @lashawnwiltz and Threads @lashawnwiltzSubstack: Letters From LaShawn