From George Saunders to the National Book Foundation, the literary world has been besieged by fake requests. Just like me.
A federal grand jury has charged three individuals with orchestrating a publishing and media scam that defrauded more than 800 authors of over $44 million. The case serves as a stark reminder of the ...
Federal courthouse in downtown San Diego. (Photo by Chris Stone/Times of San Diego) Three people who allegedly ran a company that prosecutors say scammed nearly $44 million from elderly authors have ...
The phone calls and emails from the supposed literary agents came in cold and usually targeted elderly, self-published authors, with promises of turning a book into a best-seller or optioning the ...
Aspiring authors in Australia are among those who have been scammed by a global network of publishing houses using cloned websites and AI tools. Some boast testimonials using the images and names of ...
Jonathan Wosen is STAT’s West Coast biotech & life sciences reporter. You can reach Jonathan on Signal at jwosen.27. In a stark sign of scientists’ escalating frustration with how academic journals ...
Per Henningsgaard is affiliated with Writing WA, which is a state-based writers' centre mentioned in the final paragraph of this article. I'm the Chair of the Board of Management, which is volunteer ...