The horror novel “Shy Girl” is being pulled from publication in the United States and won’t be sold anymore in the U.K. due to suspected use of...

Its publisher, Hachette, will not release the novel in the United States and will discontinue its U.K. edition, citing its commitment to “original...

The publisher has cancelled the US release of Shy Girl by Mia Ballard and withdrawn the UK edition after weeks of online speculation about the...

"Shy Girl," a forthcoming horror novel by Mia Ballard, was pulled by its publisher following widespread allegations that it was written using...

"Shy Girl," a forthcoming horror novel by Mia Ballard, was pulled by its publisher following widespread allegations that it was written using...

US release of horror novel Shy Girl cancelled and UK book discontinued after suspected AI use, as publishers feel ‘cold shiver’

One of the largest publishers in the world has pulled a hotly-anticipated horror novel from publication due to fears that large segments of the book...

One of the largest publishers in the world has pulled a hotly-anticipated horror novel from publication due to fears that large segments of the book...

Author Mia Ballard denies having used AI herself when writing the horror story Shy Girl.

AI can come up with endless novel ideas. But can it write them well? Human novelists are usually considered prolific if they can knock out one book a...