Books by people who use artificial intelligence in the writing and/or publishing process. Sources are linked in the comments.
created by spacedox
last updated September, 2026
Sources for each author using AI will be linked in the below thread:
Last names H-P: 🔗Coral Hart: sells an "AI toolkit" for writers 🔗Jessa Hastings: generates AI images and defends AI use in writing 🔗Neil Hawkesford: uses AI for market research and outlining 🔗Anna Hess: real name of Aimee Easterling 🔗Anthony Horowitz: uses ChatGPT for research 🔗Stacy Jones (NOT Stacy M. Jones): builds and promotes AI writing tools 🔗Leanne Leeds (pen name for Jennifer Lepp): uses AI to write 🔗Pittacus Lore (pen name for James Frey and collaborators) 🔗Kevin O. McLaughlin: uses AI to write first drafts 🔗Stephen Marche: published a novella written by ChatGPT and Sudowrite 🔗Aidan Marchine: pen name for Stephen Marche 🔗Sydney Marsh: pen name for a group of authors who openly use AI 🔗Sean Michaels: uses generative AI to write 🔗Lena McDonald: sold books with AI responses still in the text 🔗Bryce Moore: uses AI to brainstorm and edit 🔗Lisa Moore (uses AI to edit) 🔗M.S. Olney: uses AI for visuals and advertising 🔗Jesse Pack: left an AI response in a published work 🔗Steph (S.J.) Pajonas: uses AI to write and edit, founder of Future Fiction Press 🔗Joanna Penn: encourages writing students to use AI tools
Last names A-G: 🔗Cassie Alexander: uses an AI chatbot to write 🔗Rachelle Ayala: published books promoting writing using AI tools 🔗Mia Ballard: admitted to using a beta reader who employed AI tools 🔗Sam Beckbessinger: uses ChatGPT for writing and blogging 🔗Ajay Chowdhury: uses AI for brainstorming and research 🔗K.C. Crowne: sold books with AI responses still in the text 🔗Matty Dalrymple: uses AI for drafting and audiobook narration 🔗Samuel DenHartog: uses AI for cover art and writing assistance, attempting to break record for most books written by using AI 🔗Aimee Easterling: uses AI for images 🔗Delilah Evermore: left AI feedback in a published work 🔗Layla Fae: uses AI for images and social media 🔗Sydney Faith: published a book written by ChatGPT 🔗Rania Faris: caught with AI responses left in a published work 🔗Danica Favorite: uses AI for plotting and editing 🔗James Frey: uses ChatGPT for research and possibly writing itself 🔗Amit Gupta: created the AI writing tool Sudowrite
Last names Q-Z: 🔗Rie Qudan (also spelled Kudan): uses ChatGPT to write 🔗Dale L. Roberts: uses AI for brainstorming and marketing 🔗Sonia Rompoti: uses AI to write 🔗Orna Ross: uses AI for brainstorming, editing, and marketing 🔗Kate Seger: uses AI for editing and marketing 🔗Luke Stoffel: openly uses AI tools in writing 🔗Ivy Summers (pseudonym of Jesse Pack) 🔗Angie Sweet (pseudonym of Jesse Pack) 🔗Olga Tokarczuk: uses AI for research 🔗Ariella van Luyn: uses character.ai for brainstorming 🔗Vauhini Vara: writes and researches with ChatGPT 🔗Joe Vasicek: uses generative AI to write 🔗Abigail Hing Wen: uses AI for research and brainstorming, encourages use of "clean" AI not trained on copyrighted materials 🔗Elizabeth Ann West: writes with ChatGPT and Claude, founder of Future Fiction Press 🔗Beck Winters (pseudonym for Jesse Pack) 🔗Eve Winters (pseudonym for Jesse Pack) 🔗Jeanette Winterson: praises AI-generated stories 🔗Harper Wylde: promotes writing with AI tools 🔗Liv Zander: uses AI for art

This is another list of authors who don't currently have any books on PB (thankfully) but have still admitted to using AI or been discovered doing so in their writing/publishing process:

Authors of Future Fiction Press, which is "dedicated to pioneering the use of AI in every aspect of the writing and publishing process": 🔗Lana Corbin 🔗Finley Ellis 🔗Margot Hollis 🔗Zelda Quinn 🔗Dana Winston
Nooooo what is wrong with that publisher 😱🤮 Good you're mentioning that!
🔗Rhonda Amanda (pen name for Jesse Pack) 🔗S.N. Blue (pen name for Ana del Valle) 🔗Christie Bickelman 🔗Sally Breen (NOT Sally Green): uses generative AI for brainstorming 🔗Nicole Broussard (NOT Nicole Brossard): promotes AI writing tools 🔗Keyla Damaer: uses AI for brainstorming, cover art, and more 🔗Ana del Valle: built an AI novel development platform 🔗Sarah Griffin (NOT Sarah Maria Griffin): writes with ChatGPT AI "boyfriend" 🔗Jennifer Lepp: uses AI to write 🔗Sienna Patterson (pen name for Lena McDonald) 🔗Katie Prescott: uses Google NotebookLM for research 🔗Anna Price 🔗Darby Rollins: promotes publishing AI-written works 🔗Amy Wegner Campbell: uses AI for research and images 🔗James Yu: created the AI writing tool Sudowrite

If you have evidence of an author using or promoting AI who isn’t already on this list, please comment below (with sources if you can) so they can be added.