Donna and Hope take a look at some of the top industry newsworthy topics of 2023 and make some predictions for the upcoming year. The recap includes Tik Tok fame, cancel culture, book banning, ghostwriting and AI.

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The articles referenced are taken from Lit Hubs “The 10 Biggest Literary Stories of the Year: At Least 2023 is Over Now”

The CoHo Obsession and Tik Tok Fame

Cancel Culture

Colleen Hoover’s coloring book

Elizabeth Gilbert’s novel The Snow Forest postponement

Ron DeSantis and book banning

• Reader sensitivities
• Trigger Warnings

Ghostwriting

• Prince Harry’s Spare
• Millie Bobby Brown’s Nineteen Steps: A Novel

AI

• 2 sides
• Creativity
• Book Narration

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“The 10 Biggest Literary Stories ...