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- Sep 26, 2026
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The Release Desk: September 2026 (opens the original)
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Catherine Wrote a Book About the Good China (And It’s Not Fiction) (opens the original)
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You know Catherine McDowell as the organizer. The one with the spreadsheets. The co-publisher who keeps Novel Concepts running, who built the structure that lets Hillora, Kohana, Laurel, and the rest of our authors do what they do, who shows up in author interviews to gently take credit for a well-organized folder.<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!WFC6!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.
I Threw This Book Away Twice (opens the original)
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By: Kohana ValeLet me start with the part you already know, because you’ve been checking.This Substack is reader-supported. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.<div cl
Ink & Elsewhere Field Guide #1 (opens the original)
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By: Kohana ValeKohana Vale’s rerelease of Ink & Elsewhere 1: The Librarian and the Forgotten Kingdom is due September 1st. Here is a bit of side writing set in the world of the abandoned city Calereth.This Substack is reader-supported. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.<input class="button primary" type
Did I Say “No AI Ever”? (opens the original)
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By: Hillora Lang I meant it when I said it. I still mean most of it.The objection was never to the math. It was to what the big models were built out of—millions of books taken without asking, including books by writers I know, including writers who are still waiting on a royalty check or a legal settlement. You don’t get to bypass intellectual property rights by calling it training. I said no, and I said it loudly, and I said it on my own social media pages.<div class="subscription-widget show-
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