Boréal Ends Its Relationship With Thélyson Orélien
The Montreal house says new information indicates AI was used in writing C'était ça ou mourir, despite repeated assurances. It will not reprint the novel or publish more of his books.
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Haitian-born Quebec writer, author of C'était ça ou mourir. Official site: editionsboreal.qc.ca
France's Prix Pascal Will Reward a Manuscript Written With AI
France's new Prix Pascal will award an unpublished French manuscript written with AI help. The homepage and the rules PDF disagree on the opening date and on length. The cash amount is not stated.
Hachette Owner Lagardère Says UK and US Publishing Each Grew 4% in Q3
Lagardère Publishing grew 0.9% like for like to €836 million in Q3 2026. The UK and US each rose 4%, with rising US audiobook sales, while France fell 4%.
Thélyson Orélien Admits Past Plagiarism but Denies AI Wrote His Goncourt-Dropped Novel
In a statement to AFP, the Quebec author apologised for plagiarism in the 2010s but said no sentence of C'était ça ou mourir was created by a machine.
Académie Goncourt Removes Thélyson Orélien's Novel Over AI and Plagiarism Findings
France's Académie Goncourt dropped C'était ça ou mourir from its first Prix Goncourt selection, citing converging AI analyses and newly reported plagiarism in earlier work. The author denies using AI.
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