AI-written books flood market; romance genre faces authenticity questions

Bot-generated content challenges author credibility; readers increasingly demand human-written romance.

This story ran in the Coral Wire edition of Wed, Aug 19 2026, when the Coral Index stood at 43/100 (Headwinds).

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