both these dudes would have a 3 month long meltdown about unfairness if you offered them a publishing salary
Bet you can’t name a single straight man that’s getting published right now…
October 28, 2026 at 8:59 AM
both these dudes would have a 3 month long meltdown about unfairness if you offered them a publishing salary
Professionals who work in publishing hate the AI tools being foisted on them, authors hate AI (including me, I'm quoted here along with @scalzi.com ), but other than that, it's all going great in publishing!
Workers tell WIRED that NOA—or “No Ordinary Assistant”—was unhelpful. Bestselling authors also say AI is ruining their relationships with Big Five publishers.
Macmillan Staff Say the Publisher Threw a Party for a Workplace AI Assistant That Was Later Killed
Workers tell WIRED that NOA—or “No Ordinary Assistant”—was unhelpful. Bestselling authors also say AI is ruining their relationships with Big Five publishers.
buff.ly
October 28, 2026 at 3:30 PM
Professionals who work in publishing hate the AI tools being foisted on them, authors hate AI (including me, I'm quoted here along with @scalzi.com ), but other than that, it's all going great in publishing!
This is everywhere right now as far as I can tell. Devs, publishing, analysis. There's nowhere to go.
A quick note for the people reading my EA story and thinking 'well, if it's so bad, why don't they leave?'
Simply, there is nowhere to go. There is dearth of jobs right now across the game industry—just relentless cuts across the board—and people cannot just uproot their lives on a whim.
Simply, there is nowhere to go. There is dearth of jobs right now across the game industry—just relentless cuts across the board—and people cannot just uproot their lives on a whim.
October 27, 2026 at 5:41 PM
This is everywhere right now as far as I can tell. Devs, publishing, analysis. There's nowhere to go.
publishing this framed as a major scandal that they've uncovered is deeply irresponsible in context of the Trump's adminstration's ongoing effort to abuse the legal system to steal this and other election outcomes.
Operatives aligned with Alaska Democratic Senate nominee Mary Peltola spent months recruiting candidates to peel votes from her Republican rival. The group worked to coax would-be spoilers into the race to dilute the incumbent's support and help catapult Peltola to victory. trib.al/gWKhuWh
October 28, 2026 at 5:56 PM
publishing this framed as a major scandal that they've uncovered is deeply irresponsible in context of the Trump's adminstration's ongoing effort to abuse the legal system to steal this and other election outcomes.
Who can afford lululemon on a publishing salary?
October 28, 2026 at 9:35 AM
Who can afford lululemon on a publishing salary?
I know you're joking but we're 1.5 days away from someone publishing this in earnest in the Atlantic or something.
October 26, 2026 at 4:24 PM
I know you're joking but we're 1.5 days away from someone publishing this in earnest in the Atlantic or something.
Leaving out the 'elite universities' thing, I wonder if Adam Szetela thinks that these numbers 'prove' that women in publishing do not wish to publish men *specifically because* they are men
and if this is because if HE were in publishing, he wouldn't publish women
because they are women
and if this is because if HE were in publishing, he wouldn't publish women
because they are women
Bet you can’t name a single straight man that’s getting published right now…
October 28, 2026 at 2:50 PM
Leaving out the 'elite universities' thing, I wonder if Adam Szetela thinks that these numbers 'prove' that women in publishing do not wish to publish men *specifically because* they are men
and if this is because if HE were in publishing, he wouldn't publish women
because they are women
and if this is because if HE were in publishing, he wouldn't publish women
because they are women
Samuel Schmucker - 1911
John Winsch Publishing Co.
John Winsch Publishing Co.
October 26, 2026 at 1:39 AM
Samuel Schmucker - 1911
John Winsch Publishing Co.
John Winsch Publishing Co.
quick everybody what are the salaries in publishing
Bet you can’t name a single straight man that’s getting published right now…
October 28, 2026 at 3:10 PM
quick everybody what are the salaries in publishing
lolsob wtf are we doing, publishing???
For @wired.com, I spoke with Macmillan and PRH staff about AI at the rest of the Big Five.
I also spoke with bestselling authors who've gone to "war" with publishers over AI use and are now demanding disclosures and threatening to leave their publishers altogether. www.wired.com/story/macmil...
I also spoke with bestselling authors who've gone to "war" with publishers over AI use and are now demanding disclosures and threatening to leave their publishers altogether. www.wired.com/story/macmil...
Macmillan Staff Say the Publisher Threw a Party for a Workplace AI Assistant That Was Later Killed
Workers tell WIRED that NOA—or “No Ordinary Assistant”—was unhelpful. Bestselling authors also say AI is ruining their relationships with Big Five publishers.
www.wired.com
October 28, 2026 at 6:15 PM
lolsob wtf are we doing, publishing???
but GOOD NEWS, these same technologies are also poisoning education and publishing and destroying the planet haha brilliant
October 28, 2026 at 11:37 AM
but GOOD NEWS, these same technologies are also poisoning education and publishing and destroying the planet haha brilliant
I think it’s still worth publishing theory papers 😢
Question for my scientist followers: what should a theory paper look like in the age of AI? Theory is so cheap now. Is it even worth publishing theory papers anymore? There are approximately a million theory questions I've had on my back burner for years that I now have answers to because of AI...
October 28, 2026 at 6:43 PM
I think it’s still worth publishing theory papers 😢
WTF was the NYT thinking publishing this? The report is highly questionable when the main source has an axe to grind.
October 28, 2026 at 7:34 PM
WTF was the NYT thinking publishing this? The report is highly questionable when the main source has an axe to grind.
Cover art for Pathfinder RPG-Legacy of the Forge.
Sized; 29.7cm x 36cm / "12 x "16. Acrylic on artboard.
Publishing copyright Paizo Inc.
Art editor; Sonja Morris.
Sized; 29.7cm x 36cm / "12 x "16. Acrylic on artboard.
Publishing copyright Paizo Inc.
Art editor; Sonja Morris.
October 28, 2026 at 3:09 PM
Cover art for Pathfinder RPG-Legacy of the Forge.
Sized; 29.7cm x 36cm / "12 x "16. Acrylic on artboard.
Publishing copyright Paizo Inc.
Art editor; Sonja Morris.
Sized; 29.7cm x 36cm / "12 x "16. Acrylic on artboard.
Publishing copyright Paizo Inc.
Art editor; Sonja Morris.
AI in publishing, folks. Grim reading.
Woooof
October 28, 2026 at 3:40 PM
AI in publishing, folks. Grim reading.
Seems like a great time to mention that publishing with small presses can be a pleasant and rewarding experience
For @wired.com, I spoke with Macmillan and PRH staff about AI at the rest of the Big Five.
I also spoke with bestselling authors who've gone to "war" with publishers over AI use and are now demanding disclosures and threatening to leave their publishers altogether. www.wired.com/story/macmil...
I also spoke with bestselling authors who've gone to "war" with publishers over AI use and are now demanding disclosures and threatening to leave their publishers altogether. www.wired.com/story/macmil...
Macmillan Staff Say the Publisher Threw a Party for a Workplace AI Assistant That Was Later Killed
Workers tell WIRED that NOA—or “No Ordinary Assistant”—was unhelpful. Bestselling authors also say AI is ruining their relationships with Big Five publishers.
www.wired.com
October 28, 2026 at 5:28 PM
Seems like a great time to mention that publishing with small presses can be a pleasant and rewarding experience
Scribus 1.6.7 Open-Source Desktop Publishing App Released with Improvements 9to5linux.com/scribus-1-6-...
#OpenSource #Linux
#OpenSource #Linux
Scribus 1.6.7 Open-Source Desktop Publishing App Released with Improvements - 9to5Linux
Scribus 1.6.7 free and open-source desktop publishing software is now available for download with improvements, bug and security fixes.
9to5linux.com
October 28, 2026 at 12:39 AM
Scribus 1.6.7 Open-Source Desktop Publishing App Released with Improvements 9to5linux.com/scribus-1-6-...
#OpenSource #Linux
#OpenSource #Linux
On October 27, the Russians struck Kharkiv, burning around 300,000 books. The strike hit a publishing house warehouse.
October 28, 2026 at 9:59 PM
On October 27, the Russians struck Kharkiv, burning around 300,000 books. The strike hit a publishing house warehouse.
Publishing a campaign slopsite with unprotected voter data feels incredibly on brand for George Cardenas.
Chicago mayoral candidate George Cardenas accidentally made publicly available the home addresses, birth years & voting histories of more than 1.5M Chicago voters as part of his campaign website, large portions of which appear to have been generated by AI, @illinoisanswers.bsky.social reports
Mayoral Candidate’s Website Exposed Voting History of 1.5 Million Chicago Residents
Longtime Chicago politician George Cardenas’ campaign website, apparently written with heavy AI use, left citywide voter roll data exposed.
illinoisanswers.org
October 27, 2026 at 9:28 PM
Publishing a campaign slopsite with unprotected voter data feels incredibly on brand for George Cardenas.
I think publishing vulns before the patch is out because you got into an argument with a maintainer is evil
i think vagueposting about vulns because you got into an argument with a maintainer is poor posture
huh? software that is open source has always had channels for submitting information about security issues. PHP is open source and…people collaborated with them on the disclosures. you’re under no obligation to do work for them, but not even emailing them to explain your findings is not it.
October 28, 2026 at 2:54 PM
I think publishing vulns before the patch is out because you got into an argument with a maintainer is evil
publishing industry stop publishing Harry Potter fanfiction challenge FAILED
October 27, 2026 at 5:37 PM
publishing industry stop publishing Harry Potter fanfiction challenge FAILED
Oh, they did a brand deal and WaPo is publishing it as a real news story...
October 27, 2026 at 3:36 PM
Oh, they did a brand deal and WaPo is publishing it as a real news story...
i can tell this absolute chud why trad publishing employs mostly women. It’s because publishing jobs are underpaid and rely on the goodwill of staff doing 3x the amount of labour they’re actually paid for.
Bet you can’t name a single straight man that’s getting published right now…
October 27, 2026 at 4:01 PM
i can tell this absolute chud why trad publishing employs mostly women. It’s because publishing jobs are underpaid and rely on the goodwill of staff doing 3x the amount of labour they’re actually paid for.
Continuing to be a primary target in their goal of destroying the Ukrainian language, another publishing company warehouse complex has been targeted by the Russian military, destroying 300,000 books at the KSD publishing house.
October 28, 2026 at 3:57 PM
Continuing to be a primary target in their goal of destroying the Ukrainian language, another publishing company warehouse complex has been targeted by the Russian military, destroying 300,000 books at the KSD publishing house.