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Here’s what you can expect from Author Update:Publishing News: Stay in the loop on what’s happening in the industry.Advice That Matters: Learn how to make your book irresistible to readers.Live Q&A: Bring your questions and get answers from Thomas Umstattd and Jonathan Shuerger.

6 days ago

America's 250th Birthday - Will It Survive

All things America! Thomas and Jonathan celebrate the 250th birthday of the United States by discussing publishing trends and how America was shaped by independent publishers.

1hr 52min
27 Jun

The Pope Says To Finish Thy Book

Plus, numbers on trad vs. Indie publishing, OpenAI's hesitancy to release a new version of ChatGPT after Fable's cancellation, and an hour long zeitgeist session of vigilante justice. This is Author Update.

2 hr
20 Jun

Record Breaking KU Fund!

Plus, the US government bans Anthropic's Fable 5, and we talk the unrest in the UK.

1hr 18min
15 Jun

Men Buy Books and Women Borrow Them

Plus, tech news on Meta and Anthropic, and we go over the fun in each country's culture.

1hr 22min
6 Jun

Is Libby Bankrupting the Libraries?

Plus, declining Pride month sales, Audible fires back at Spotify, and exactly what is afflicting Gen Z men?

1hr 50min
30 May

No ISBN Means No Copyright Protection for Indie Authors

Plus, Amazon debuts a new paper option for paper books, and Thomas unpacks the pope's latest encyclical and how it relates to AI.

1hr 53min
23 May

The Publishing Echo Chamber Nobody Will Admit Exists

Plus trad publishing numbers, AI news out the whazoo and the zeitgeist on baby names.

1hr 12min
15 May

The Amazon Review Purge - The Author Survival Guide

Plus NewsCorps's new business model, ChatGPT's religious bias, and the zeitgeist take on Christopher Nolan's Odyssey.

1hr 38min

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Here’s what you can expect from Author Update:Publishing News: Stay in the loop on what’s happening in the industry.Advice That Matters: Learn how to make your book irresistible to readers.Live Q&A: Bring your questions and get answers from Thomas Umstattd and Jonathan Shuerger.