Booktalking - NaNoWriMo's line in the sand, Robo-narration side hustles, a penguin glow-up(?), and more

In our second installment in this new series, hosts Michael Tamblyn and Nathan Maharaj sat down to go over some of the latest goings-on since summer in the business of books. Topics covered in this episode: Is AI a no-go for NaNoWriMo? Audible announces AI narration—as a side hustle for human narrators B&N needs more shovels (to deal with AI) Bestselling nonfiction author Steven Johnson on employing AI as research assistant on steriods - The Verge Odds on an AI writing a bestselling book Fewer booksellers at Apple Books A leaner, meaner penguin* in the Penguin Random House logo (or, the slimming power of a strong vertical line)? Gen Z's eReader moment Books mentioned: By Stephen Johnson: The Ghost Map, Where Good Ideas Come From Naked Came the Stranger by Penelope Ashe (aka. Mike McGrady "and two dozen of his colleagues") *This conversation contains a brief digression into off-label use of Ozempic. Please listen with care.