Lit Hub Weekly: August 24 – 28, 2026

Literary Hub's weekly roundup offers a broad sweep of literary and cultural news, from a new novel excerpt to a reflection on Dolly Parton's unabashed femininity. It also highlights stories on AI's growing presence in academia, including deepfakes in classrooms and AI-generated papers behind ghost researchers. The digest touches on Hieronymus Bosch's pessimistic art, the rise of STEM books for babies, and a report on Amazon scanning books for AI training — a practice that raises fresh questions about copyright and the future of publishing.

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