Here are a few stories to read this Monday morning.

• Google apparently missed the irony in saying you could use the new AI-powered Book Insights feature to “go deeper”. This feature summarizes a book, which by its vary design is much more shallow than actually reading the book.
• Jonathan Bailey shares several AI trends which give him hope.
• Here is a brief history of the dustjacket.
• Jane Friedman digs into The Authors Guild’s recent report on declining author income.
• Elaine Guisac looks at the rise in literary tourism.