Publisher cuts ties with author Thélyson Orélien after AI traces found in manuscript files

Thélyson Orélien’s debut novel won the Prix du Roman Fnac and became a bestseller in France. But an independent review reportedly found AI-related tags in some manuscript files, prompting publisher Les Éditions du Boréal to halt promotions, cancel reprints and rule out future publications with the author, who denies using AI to write the book
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- sneha swaminathan
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- Thursday, 22 October 2026, 8:22 am IST
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