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Novel 'Romantic Friction' explores AI and the world of publishing

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April 25, 2025

Here & Now Newsroom

The cover of "Romantic Friction" and author Lori Gold. (Courtesy of Harper Collins and Marc Goldstein)

In Lori Gold's "Romantic Friction," Sofie Wilde, a hugely successful romance fantasy author, discovers she has a rival who claims she used artificial intelligence to become "the next Sofie Wilde."

Host Tiziana Dearing speaks with Gold about the book, which comes out May 6.

Book excerpt: 'Romantic Friction'

By Lori Gold

Reprinted with permission from the publisher.

This segment aired on April 25, 2025.

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