Patricia Leslie

This article is the next in a series on the impact of artificial intelligence on literature and reading.

The rise of generative artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping the literary landscape in profound ways.

These stories are so well written that I feel I stepped into the worlds of Esme Nicoll and Peggy Jones, worlds where women yearn for more than what they’re allowed. Esme longs for words and a way to define her life experience. Peggy longs to read and learn about the books she helps to bind every day.

Part two of My Year of Gothic Horror features Jane Austen and Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley.

Two book reviews. Two points of view. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain and James by Percival Everett.