Simon Groth
@simongroth.com
Curious writer. ‘Heartwarmingly blunt.’ New book ‘Ephemeral City’ is available now. Stories and ephemera published in a box that can be read in any order you like. simongroth.com
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People keep saying they hate Soylent Green, but have they actually tried it?
What If Readers Like A.I.-Generated Fiction?
If economic and technological transformations have changed our relationship with literature before, they could do so again.
www.newyorker.com
January 10, 2026 at 10:07 PM
People keep saying they hate Soylent Green, but have they actually tried it?
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el hilo de bowie como paquetes de yerba.
January 10, 2026 at 6:35 PM
el hilo de bowie como paquetes de yerba.
People keep saying they hate Soylent Green, but have they actually tried it?
What If Readers Like A.I.-Generated Fiction?
If economic and technological transformations have changed our relationship with literature before, they could do so again.
www.newyorker.com
January 10, 2026 at 10:07 PM
People keep saying they hate Soylent Green, but have they actually tried it?
I can’t remember now how I came across it, but lately I’ve been digging this Nepalese recipe for ‘Golden Milk’. Of course with a bit of extra ginger and pepper.
January 9, 2026 at 11:10 AM
I can’t remember now how I came across it, but lately I’ve been digging this Nepalese recipe for ‘Golden Milk’. Of course with a bit of extra ginger and pepper.
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turning on track changes should make a little gun cocking sound
January 8, 2026 at 9:15 PM
turning on track changes should make a little gun cocking sound
Wild that it's just normal now for entire industries to despise the source of their revenue.
Harlequin France is firing its human translators and replacing them with—welp, you guessed it.
Harlequin France, which is owned by HarperCollins, has just confirmed that they’re shifting away from human translators with an eye to robot replacements. As The Bookseller reported this morn…
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January 5, 2026 at 10:30 PM
Wild that it's just normal now for entire industries to despise the source of their revenue.
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Cortázarpalooza
December 29, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Cortázarpalooza
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2025 recapped
December 29, 2025 at 5:46 PM
2025 recapped
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Demain, les chiens, autour d'un feu, se raconteront des histoires d'humains.
Owen O'Connor
Owen O'Connor
December 27, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Demain, les chiens, autour d'un feu, se raconteront des histoires d'humains.
Owen O'Connor
Owen O'Connor
I've started the new book. It's going to be weird. And (god help me) I'm publicly committing to updating my newsletter subscribers on the journey in real time. I must be nuts.
Looking forward, looking backward
This very newsletter, marginalia , was established all the way back in 2019. I conceived of it as a way to continue the work I had done for magazines and newspapers through the previous decade, only ...
www.simongroth.com
December 20, 2025 at 7:57 AM
I've started the new book. It's going to be weird. And (god help me) I'm publicly committing to updating my newsletter subscribers on the journey in real time. I must be nuts.
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Be cool. We’re only devaluing people with *these* skills, not *those* skills. (At least for now)
This series does not teach AI writing or content replacement. It focuses on workflow efficiency, analytics, and tools that support—never replace—human creativity.
December 17, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Be cool. We’re only devaluing people with *these* skills, not *those* skills. (At least for now)
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I’ve been posting about learning Spanish a bit but I haven’t yet mentioned I’ve started teaching my dog (partly so I have someone to talk to). We had a breakthrough today. I said ¿tienes hambre?* and she completely lost her shit.
*are you hungry?
*are you hungry?
December 13, 2025 at 7:05 AM
I’ve been posting about learning Spanish a bit but I haven’t yet mentioned I’ve started teaching my dog (partly so I have someone to talk to). We had a breakthrough today. I said ¿tienes hambre?* and she completely lost her shit.
*are you hungry?
*are you hungry?
Buenas tardes, gente.
December 12, 2025 at 7:41 AM
Buenas tardes, gente.
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In my standard talk on technology and publishing, I used to have to introduce Sam Altman. I guess more recent events have shaved a few minutes off that. If nothing else, I can always say I clocked his odiousness pretty early on.
Publisher: Do you want to put an LLM clause in the copyright statement?
Me: Definitely. How specific can we get?
Publisher: As specific as you like.
Me: Definitely. How specific can we get?
Publisher: As specific as you like.
December 10, 2025 at 9:42 AM
In my standard talk on technology and publishing, I used to have to introduce Sam Altman. I guess more recent events have shaved a few minutes off that. If nothing else, I can always say I clocked his odiousness pretty early on.
Copies have been dispatched to readers in Barcelona, Boston, and Broadbeach. You have only until Christmas Eve to grab your copy at the sale price and I'll send one your way, even if you live somewhere that doesn’t start with a ‘B’.
An elaborately constructed book in a box filled with stories and ephemera? In this economy? Fear not. @tinyowlworkshop.bsky.social has discounted the boxed edition of Ephemeral City to A$45 (pp) for a limited time. If you’ve been on the fence, now's your chance. www.simongroth.com/shop/ephemer...
December 10, 2025 at 7:09 AM
Copies have been dispatched to readers in Barcelona, Boston, and Broadbeach. You have only until Christmas Eve to grab your copy at the sale price and I'll send one your way, even if you live somewhere that doesn’t start with a ‘B’.
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There are a million things wrong about this tiny clip, but I'm convinced the worst part is how he admits that raising a child and witnessing a human mind develop in real time IS NOT "a good enough question", not one of the mysteries of humanity.
Jimmy Fallon: "And do you use ChatGPT when raising your baby?"
Sam Altman: "I cannot imagine figuring out how to raise a newborn without ChatGPT."
Sam Altman: "I cannot imagine figuring out how to raise a newborn without ChatGPT."
December 9, 2025 at 4:32 PM
There are a million things wrong about this tiny clip, but I'm convinced the worst part is how he admits that raising a child and witnessing a human mind develop in real time IS NOT "a good enough question", not one of the mysteries of humanity.
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¿Te has guardado «Casa de hojas» para sumergirte al completo este puente (si tienes)? No te pierdas mi artículo, ensayo y guía para nuevos (y viejos) visitantes🤓
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December 6, 2025 at 10:10 AM
¿Te has guardado «Casa de hojas» para sumergirte al completo este puente (si tienes)? No te pierdas mi artículo, ensayo y guía para nuevos (y viejos) visitantes🤓
👉 boywithletters.blogspot.com/2025/06/desc...
👉 boywithletters.blogspot.com/2025/06/desc...
I should print this onto t-shirts to give to all the people I collaborate with. Then again, maybe recovery is too presumptuous.
I’m so pleased you recovered from the PTSD I gave you.
December 5, 2025 at 6:16 AM
I should print this onto t-shirts to give to all the people I collaborate with. Then again, maybe recovery is too presumptuous.
So sad. I met Porter at the Books in Browsers conference back in the day. Lovely guy. I have fond memories of a dinner with him and a few others where he regaled us all night with stories of his family in the Deep South and from his days at CNN.
Shocked and saddened by this news. I always admired his style, his kindness, his sophistication, and the clarity of his insights. “Writings on the Ether” were an invaluable source of knowledge on digital publishing. He will be deeply missed. publishingperspectives.com/2025/12/port...
Porter Anderson, Editor-in-Chief of Publishing Perspectives, Dies - Publishing Perspectives
International journalist, moderator, and Editor-in-Chief of Publishing Perspectives, Porter Anderson has died.
publishingperspectives.com
December 3, 2025 at 8:43 PM
So sad. I met Porter at the Books in Browsers conference back in the day. Lovely guy. I have fond memories of a dinner with him and a few others where he regaled us all night with stories of his family in the Deep South and from his days at CNN.
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A tiny while back I edited a @simongroth.com book. Chapters would be printed in any order, so it had to make sense whatever order, with half a billion possibilities!
ExLibris is about an underground group working to restore books/knowledge in a world overcome by capitalism & propaganda.
ExLibris is about an underground group working to restore books/knowledge in a world overcome by capitalism & propaganda.
December 1, 2025 at 10:25 PM
A tiny while back I edited a @simongroth.com book. Chapters would be printed in any order, so it had to make sense whatever order, with half a billion possibilities!
ExLibris is about an underground group working to restore books/knowledge in a world overcome by capitalism & propaganda.
ExLibris is about an underground group working to restore books/knowledge in a world overcome by capitalism & propaganda.
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It’s still a favourite. And I still can’t believe that each book is unique.
December 1, 2025 at 10:25 PM
It’s still a favourite. And I still can’t believe that each book is unique.