Blog Version: Amazon Review Purge: The Author Survival Guide

Find links and resources in the blog version for the May 15, 2026 Author Update Show.

Two major middle-grade publishing imprints just shut down downstream of a birth rate collapse. One author’s bestseller was hit by 13 AI clones in seven days, and yours could be next. X revealed its complete algorithm for the first time in platform history, and there are 15 signals every author needs to know. HarperCollins’ parent company told Wall Street it’s now selling your books to AI. And is ChatGPT censoring the Bible?