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Execução: Fundatec 1075_CE_24_NS_DM 24/04/2026 15:20:11 Publisher cancels horror novel's release over AI claims By Paul Glynn 01 Shy Girl was originally self-published in February 2025, then got a full UK release in 02 November. 03 The US release of a horror novel has been cancelled by its publisher over concerns that AI 04 was used to help write it. 05 Shy Girl by US author Mia Ballard had been scheduled for publication in the US next month, 06 but that will no longer go ahead, publisher Hachette said. The UK version, which was released in 07 November, will also be discontinued. 08 A spokesperson for Hachette told BBC News the company “remains committed to protecting 09 original creative expression and storytelling”. 10 Ballard, who sold almost 2,000 copies of the book in the UK, has denied using AI to write 11 the book—telling the New York Times an acquaintance she hired to edit the original self-published 12 version of the novel had used AI. 13 “This controversy has changed my life in many ways and my mental health is at an all time 14 low and my name is ruined for something I didn't even personally do,” she said, noting she was 15 pursuing legal action. 16 The New York Times, which first reported the story, said it “appears to be the first 17 commercial novel from a major publishing house to be pulled over evidence of AI use”. 18 The publisher said: “Hachette remains committed to protecting original creative expression 19 and storytelling”. 20 “Orbit (in the US) will not publish Shy Girl, and Wildfire (in the UK) have decided to no 21 longer continue publishing their edition,” it added, referring to its imprints. 22 Originally self-published last February, Shy Girl was described in its promotional material 23 as a “buzzy¹ BookTok sensation” and “a harrowing tale of survival and revenge” and well as 24 being “bloody and unapologetic”. 25 However, one reviewer on the GoodReads website claimed the book appeared to be “written 26 by ChatGPT”, while another noted the “bizarre formatting, typos and repetitive turns of phrase”. 27 BBC News has approached Ballard for further comment. ¹Buzzy (adj.): Something that is buzzy is getting a lot of attention and excitement, especially online. People are talking about it a lot, and it is popular right now. (Available at: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5y9d44jj24o – text specially adapted for this test).