The novel has been pulled over allegations that the book was manufactured with AI. The novel, Shy Girl written by Mia Ballard, was originally self-published and then leapt into full-trade publication before it was pulled in the UK, and all plans to expand to the US market were nixed. The move from the publisher came after an investigation found that AI had been used in lengthy portions of the text. “Hachette remains committed to protecting original creative expression and storytelling,” a Hachette spokesperson said. The publisher added that all submissions must be original work from the author, and the company asks authors if they are using AI in their novels or not during the writing process. humanevents.com