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AI has cut my pay as a memoir writer in half | Letter
Using a large language model instead of me to write and then getting me to edit the result is a cynical way for my employer to cut my fee in half, says a freelance writer In response to your article ( ‘Being human helps’: despite rise of AI is there still hope for Europe’s translators?, 8 May ), I work freelance for a company that produces memoirs for its customers. I used to interview, then write. Now, I interview, a large language model writes, and I am paid half of my previous fee to edit the result. It takes as long to edit the AI-generated text as it used to take me to write the memoir. There are several reasons for this. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/may/12/ai-has-cut-my-pay-as-a-memoir-writer-in-half#Autobiographyandmemoir #AIartificialintelligence #Publishing #Books #Culture
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AI has cut my pay as a memoir writer in half | Letter
Using a large language model instead of me to write and then getting me to edit the result is a cynical way for my employer to cut my fee in half, says a freelance writer In response to your article ( ‘Being human helps’: despite rise of AI is there still hope for Europe’s translators?, 8 May ), I work freelance for a company that produces memoirs for its customers. I used to interview, then write. Now, I interview, a large language model writes, and I am paid half of my previous fee to edit the result. It takes as long to edit the AI-generated text as it used to take me to write the memoir. There are several reasons for this. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/may/12/ai-has-cut-my-pay-as-a-memoir-writer-in-half#Autobiographyandmemoir #AIartificialintelligence #Publishing #Books #Culture
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AI has cut my pay as a memoir writer in half | Letter
Using a large language model instead of me to write and then getting me to edit the result is a cynical way for my employer to cut my fee in half, says a freelance writer In response to your article ( ‘Being human helps’: despite rise of AI is there still hope for Europe’s translators?, 8 May ), I work freelance for a company that produces memoirs for its customers. I used to interview, then write. Now, I interview, a large language model writes, and I am paid half of my previous fee to edit the result. It takes as long to edit the AI-generated text as it used to take me to write the memoir. There are several reasons for this. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/may/12/ai-has-cut-my-pay-as-a-memoir-writer-in-half#Autobiographyandmemoir #AIartificialintelligence #Publishing #Books #Culture
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Buyers of Liza Minnelli memoir claim it was not signed by hand https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/may/12/liza-minnelli-memoir-signed-by-hand-signatures-autopen #LizaMinnelli #AutobiographyAndMemoir #Books #Culture #UkNews #UsNews #Music #WorldNews #ConsumerAffairs #Money
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Feminism play Liberation and first world war novel Angel Down among Pulitzer winners https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/may/04/pulitzer-winners #PulitzerPrize #Stage #UsTheater #Fiction #Poetry #AutobiographyAndMemoir #Books #Music #AwardsAndPrizes #Culture #UsNews
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Famesick by Lena Dunham review – when celebrity causes side-effects https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/apr/27/famesick-by-lena-dunham-review-when-celebrity-causes-side-effects #AutobiographyAndMemoir #Books #Culture #BiographyBooks #Girls #Television
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Ghost Stories by Siri Hustvedt review – life after Paul Auster https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/apr/21/ghost-stories-by-siri-hustvedt-review-life-after-paul-auster #AutobiographyAndMemoir #SiriHustvedt #PaulAuster #BiographyBooks #Books #Culture
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Fainting in front of Michael Jackson and feuding with Monica: inside Brandy’s jaw-dropping memoir https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/mar/31/brandy-phases-memoir-revelations-whitney-houston-michael-jackson-wanya-morris-boyz-ii-men #AutobiographyAndMemoir #Rb #Books #Music #Culture #WhitneyHouston
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Country star Ty Herndon: ‘The drugs could be forgiven. Being gay definitely could not’ https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/mar/26/ty-herndon-country-music-memoir #Country #AutobiographyAndMemoir #LgbtqRights #Music #Culture #Books #BiographyBooks #WorldNews
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London book fair roundup: Idris Elba’s thriller deal, the rise of romcom, and fights against censorship https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/mar/16/london-book-fair-roundup-idris-elbas-thriller-deal-the-rise-of-romcom-and-fights-against-censorship #LondonBookFair #Publishing #Books #Culture #UkNews #Fiction #AutobiographyAndMemoir #ChildrenAndTeenagers #FantasyBooks #RomanceBooks #Censorship #DeiPolicies #IdrisElba
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Chasing Freedom by Simukai Chigudu review – a powerful memoir of postcolonial unease https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/mar/04/chasing-freedom-by-simukai-chigudu-review-a-powerful-memoir-of-postcolonial-unease #AutobiographyAndMemoir #PoliticsBooks #Books #HistoryBooks #Culture
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Christina Applegate on how MS made her an ‘honesty missile’: ‘I won’t lie and say any of this is a blessing’ https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/mar/01/christina-applegate-ms-diagnosis-memoir-autobiography #AutobiographyAndMemoir #MultipleSclerosis #Society #Film #Culture #Books #Friends
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‘I clicked on a button – and everything changed’: how a DNA test turned my life upside-down https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2026/feb/28/how-dna-test-changed-my-life-ivf-family #Family #ParentsAndParenting #Genealogy #LifeAndStyle #FertilityProblems #Ivf #Health #Society #Genetics #Biology #Science #AutobiographyAndMemoir #BiographyBooks #Books #Culture
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‘Trump’s not enough. And he knows he’s not enough’: California governor Gavin Newsom on populism, ‘purity tests’ and whether he’ll run for the presidency https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/28/gavin-newsom-california-governor-democrats-us-presidency-politics-trump #GavinNewsom #Democrats #California #WestCoast #DonaldTrump #Republicans #UsNews #UsPolitics #WorldNews #AutobiographyAndMemoir #BiographyBooks #Books #Culture
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‘I could see myself stepping into that void’: Gavin Newsom on fighting Trump and running in 2028 – podcast https://www.theguardian.com/politics/audio/2026/feb/28/i-could-see-myself-stepping-into-that-void-gavin-newsom-on-fighting-trump-and-running-in-2028-podcast #GavinNewsom #Democrats #UsPolitics #California #DonaldTrump #UsNews #WestCoast #WorldNews #Books #AutobiographyAndMemoir #BiographyBooks #Culture
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A Hymn to Life by Gisèle Pelicot review – a unique memoir by a figure of astonishing power https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/feb/17/a-hymn-to-life-by-gisele-pelicot-memoir-review #Books #AutobiographyAndMemoir #Culture #SocietyBooks #SexualConsent #RapeAndSexualAssault #France
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More heartache than Hamnet?: Maggie O’Farrell’s best books – ranked! https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/feb/16/more-heartache-than-hamnet-maggie-ofarrells-best-books-ranked #Fiction #MaggieOfarrell #AutobiographyAndMemoir #Books #Culture #Hamnet #FilmAdaptations
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Joyride by Susan Orlean review – an extraordinary, curious life https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/dec/12/joyride-by-susan-orlean-review-an-extraordinary-curious-life #Autobiographyandmemoir #Culture #Books
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Slow Poison by Mahmood Mamdani review – can you really rehabilitate Idi Amin? https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/nov/26/slow-poison-by-mahmood-mamdani-review-can-you-really-rehabilitate-idi-amin #Autobiographyandmemoir #Biographybooks #Historybooks #Culture #Uganda #Africa #Books
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If holding a grudge is wrong, why does it feel so right? Just ask Margaret Atwood | Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/nov/16/margaret-atwood-grudge-therapy-memoir #Autobiographyandmemoir #MargaretAtwood #Biographybooks #Mentalhealth #Culture #Society #Health #Books
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Future Boy by Michael J Fox review – secrets from the set of a definitive 80s movie https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/nov/14/future-boy-by-michael-j-fox-review-secrets-from-the-set-of-a-definitive-80s-movie #Autobiographyandmemoir #BackToTheFuture #Biographybooks #MichaelJFox #Familyfilms #Filmbooks #Culture #Books #Film
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We Did OK, Kid: A Memoir by Anthony Hopkins review – a legend with a temper https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/nov/12/we-did-ok-kid-a-memoir-by-anthony-hopkins-review-a-legend-with-a-temper #Autobiographyandmemoir #AnthonyHopkins #Biographybooks #Celebrity #Culture #Books #Stage #Film
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Wings by Paul McCartney review – a brilliant story of post-Beatles revival https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/nov/05/wings-story-band-on-the-run-paul-mccartney-book-review #Autobiographyandmemoir #LindaMcCartney #PaulMcCartney #TheBeatles #Musicbooks #Culture #Music #Books
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Book of Lives by Margaret Atwood review – the great novelist reveals her hidden side https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/nov/03/book-of-lives-margaret-atwood-autobiography-review #Autobiographyandmemoir #MargaretAtwood #Biographybooks #Culture #Books
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I Deliver Parcels in Beijing by Hu Anyan review – startling stories of China’s new precarity https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/oct/21/i-deliver-parcels-in-beijing-by-hu-anyan-review-startling-stories-of-chinas-new-precarity #Autobiographyandmemoir #Culture #Books #China
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The Uncool by Cameron Crowe review – inside rock’s wildest decade https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/oct/20/the-uncool-by-cameron-crowe-review-inside-rocks-wildest-decade #Autobiographyandmemoir #Biographybooks #CameronCrowe #Popandrock #Culture #Music #Books #Film
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Nobody’s Girl by Virginia Roberts Giuffre review – a devastating exposé of power, corruption and abuse https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/oct/20/nobodys-girl-by-virginia-roberts-giuffre-review-a-devastating-expose-of-power-corruption-and-abuse #Autobiographyandmemoir #JeffreyEpstein #Biographybooks #PrinceAndrew #Culture #Books
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Rumours of My Demise by Evan Dando review – eye-popping tales of drugs and unpredictability https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/oct/17/rumours-of-my-demise-by-evan-dando-review-eye-popping-tales-of-drugs-and-unpredictability #Autobiographyandmemoir #Popandrock #EvanDando #Culture #Music #Books
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Rumours of My Demise by Evan Dando review – eye-popping tales of drugs and unpredictability https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/oct/17/rumours-of-my-demise-by-evan-dando-review-eye-popping-tales-of-drugs-and-unpredictability #Autobiographyandmemoir #Popandrock #EvanDando #Culture #Music #Books
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Rumours of My Demise by Evan Dando review – eye-popping tales of drugs and unpredictability https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/oct/17/rumours-of-my-demise-by-evan-dando-review-eye-popping-tales-of-drugs-and-unpredictability #Autobiographyandmemoir #Popandrock #EvanDando #Culture #Music #Books
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Rumours of My Demise by Evan Dando review – eye-popping tales of drugs and unpredictability https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/oct/17/rumours-of-my-demise-by-evan-dando-review-eye-popping-tales-of-drugs-and-unpredictability #Autobiographyandmemoir #Popandrock #EvanDando #Culture #Music #Books
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I’m just Ken: why is Kenneth Branagh narrating Anthony Hopkins’s memoir? https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/oct/01/kenneth-branagh-anthony-hopkins-we-did-ok-kid-audiobook #Autobiographyandmemoir #AnthonyHopkins #KennethBranagh #Audiobooks #Culture #Books #Film
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Cat on the Road to Findout by Yusuf/Cat Stevens review – fame, faith and charity https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/sep/26/cat-on-the-road-to-findout-by-yusufcat-stevens-review-fame-faith-and-charity #Autobiographyandmemoir #Yusuf/CatStevens #Musicbooks #Culture #Music #Books
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107 Days by Kamala Harris review – no closure, no hope https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/sep/22/107-days-by-kamala-harris-review-no-closure-no-hope #Autobiographyandmemoir #USelections2024 #Biographybooks #Politicsbooks #KamalaHarris #USpolitics #Worldnews #Culture #USnews #Books
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107 Days by Kamala Harris review – no closure, no hope https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/sep/22/107-days-by-kamala-harris-review-no-closure-no-hope #Autobiographyandmemoir #USelections2024 #Biographybooks #Politicsbooks #KamalaHarris #USpolitics #Worldnews #Culture #USnews #Books
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107 Days by Kamala Harris review – no closure, no hope https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/sep/22/107-days-by-kamala-harris-review-no-closure-no-hope #Autobiographyandmemoir #USelections2024 #Biographybooks #Politicsbooks #KamalaHarris #USpolitics #Worldnews #Culture #USnews #Books
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107 Days by Kamala Harris review – no closure, no hope https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/sep/22/107-days-by-kamala-harris-review-no-closure-no-hope #Autobiographyandmemoir #USelections2024 #Biographybooks #Politicsbooks #KamalaHarris #USpolitics #Worldnews #Culture #USnews #Books
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From a new Thomas Pynchon novel to a memoir by Margaret Atwood: the biggest books of the autumn https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/sep/06/from-a-new-thomas-pynchon-novel-to-a-memoir-by-margaret-atwood-the-biggest-books-of-the-autumn #Autobiographyandmemoir #Philosophybooks #Biographybooks #Musicbooks #Culture #Fiction #Books
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A Truce That Is Not Peace by Miriam Toews review – a searingly intimate memoir https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/aug/27/a-truce-that-is-not-peace-by-miriam-toews-review-a-memoir-of-great-scope-and-intimacy #Autobiographyandmemoir #Biographybooks #Culture #Books
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The end of the road? What The Salt Path scandal means for the nature memoir
It wasn’t the first hit memoir to tell a story of redemption inspired by the great outdoors – but could it become one of the last? Authors and publishers assess the damage When The Salt Path came…
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/aug/02/the-end-of-the-road-what-the-salt-path-scandal-means-for-the-nature-memoir#Publishing #Books #Culture #Autobiographyandmemoir #Scienceandnaturebooks
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Inside the Salt Path controversy: ‘Scandal has stalked memoir since the genre was invented’ https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/jul/10/inside-the-salt-path-controversy-scandal-has-stalked-memoir-since-the-genre-was-invented #Autobiographyandmemoir #RaynorWinn #JamesFrey #Culture #Books
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The 10 best audiobooks for summer https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/jun/18/the-10-best-audiobooks-for-summer #Autobiographyandmemoir #PatriciaHighsmith #PercivalEverett #AgathaChristie #Biographybooks #DavidNicholls #Crimefiction #Romancebooks #AnnPatchett #ToveJansson #Audiobooks #AnitaDesai #Culture #Fiction #Books
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The 10 best audiobooks for summer https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/jun/18/the-10-best-audiobooks-for-summer #Autobiographyandmemoir #PatriciaHighsmith #PercivalEverett #AgathaChristie #Biographybooks #DavidNicholls #Crimefiction #Romancebooks #AnnPatchett #ToveJansson #Audiobooks #AnitaDesai #Culture #Fiction #Books
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The 10 best audiobooks for summer https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/jun/18/the-10-best-audiobooks-for-summer #Autobiographyandmemoir #PatriciaHighsmith #PercivalEverett #AgathaChristie #Biographybooks #DavidNicholls #Crimefiction #Romancebooks #AnnPatchett #ToveJansson #Audiobooks #AnitaDesai #Culture #Fiction #Books
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The 10 best audiobooks for summer https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/jun/18/the-10-best-audiobooks-for-summer #Autobiographyandmemoir #PatriciaHighsmith #PercivalEverett #AgathaChristie #Biographybooks #DavidNicholls #Crimefiction #Romancebooks #AnnPatchett #ToveJansson #Audiobooks #AnitaDesai #Culture #Fiction #Books
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The Salt Path review – Gillian Anderson and Jason Isaacs hike from ruin to renewal https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/may/28/the-salt-path-review-gillian-anderson-and-jason-isaacs-hike-from-ruin-to-renewal #Autobiographyandmemoir #Health&wellbeing #Filmadaptations #GillianAnderson #MarianneElliott #Lifeandstyle #JasonIsaacs #Dramafilms #RaynorWinn #Somerset #Cornwall #Walking #Culture #UKnews #Dorset #Books #Devon #Film
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The Salt Path review – Gillian Anderson and Jason Isaacs hike from ruin to renewal https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/may/28/the-salt-path-review-gillian-anderson-and-jason-isaacs-hike-from-ruin-to-renewal #Autobiographyandmemoir #Health&wellbeing #Filmadaptations #GillianAnderson #MarianneElliott #Lifeandstyle #JasonIsaacs #Dramafilms #RaynorWinn #Somerset #Cornwall #Walking #Culture #UKnews #Dorset #Books #Devon #Film
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The Salt Path review – Gillian Anderson and Jason Isaacs hike from ruin to renewal https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/may/28/the-salt-path-review-gillian-anderson-and-jason-isaacs-hike-from-ruin-to-renewal #Autobiographyandmemoir #Health&wellbeing #Filmadaptations #GillianAnderson #MarianneElliott #Lifeandstyle #JasonIsaacs #Dramafilms #RaynorWinn #Somerset #Cornwall #Walking #Culture #UKnews #Dorset #Books #Devon #Film
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Notes to John by Joan Didion review – a writer on the couch https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/apr/28/notes-to-john-by-joan-didion-review-a-writer-on-the-couch #Autobiographyandmemoir #Biographybooks #JoanDidion #Culture #Books