Happy Wednesday!

Oh, we're back with a special Wednesday drop of the Newsletter.

As rare as the McRib at McDonald's!

Make sure to check out our latest Creators Talk Podcast with the astute According to Alina!

We discussed intellectualism, overconsumption, and online book culture. It was a fascinating conversation.

Check out the full interview here:

This Week’s Rarities:

• 📚 Author Talk with Paul Scheer

•  📺 Penguin Random House AI copyright pushback

• 📖 The Small and The Mighty Book

This Week On Bookum:

Join us Thursday at 3PM EST for a special Authors Talk Podcast with Hollywood Actor, Comedian, and NY Times Bestselling Author Paul Scheer. He is the author of the book "Joyful Recollections of Trauma" and the host of the "How Did This Get Made Podcast."

We will discuss his book, comedy, and other funny stories.

Listen live on Bookum Nooks Tomorrow!

This Week in The Book World:

One of the biggest questions in the book world over the last year has been about AI: What will AI look like in book publishing? Will we have to get used to reading books largely written by AI authors? Will authors be replaced by AI?

Well, Penguin Random House has finally made the first move.

Yesterday, Penguin Random House announced that on all of their copyright pages (both new and reprinted books), it will say, "No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner for the purpose of training artificial intelligence technologies or systems."

Why does this matter?

For non-technical folks, AI needs to be trained on large amounts of data to produce the results you see in ChatGPT. Penguin Random House, as one of the largest publishing and storytelling companies in the world, has access to incredible intellectual property and data on stories.

In the past, OpenAI, specifically, has been questioned about where it was pulling all of its data from and whether it violated IP laws. This is a significant move by Penguin Random House to not only protect itself but also its authors.

For more information on this, head over to The Verge:

Also, have a nook discussion on this topic Bookum. What are your thoughts on this?

This Week in Publishing:

America's favorite government teacher is out with her new book, which is already a NY Times Bestselling Book.

Who's America's favorite government teacher, you might ask?

Sharon McMahon.

Her famous Instagram page (Sharonsaysso) has amassed 1.1 million followers, teaching people about government questions they weren't told in high school.

The book is called "The Small & The Mighty" and is about 12 unsung American Heroes who shaped the US in unexpected ways.

Summary:

In "The Small and the Mighty," Sharon McMahon proves that the most remarkable Americans are often ordinary people who didn't make it into the textbooks. Not the presidents, but the telephone operators. Not the aristocrats, but the schoolteachers. Through meticulous research, she discovers history's unsung characters and brings their rich, riveting stories to light for the first time.

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