Hanes: Reading is a delight of summer vacation. It's also an act of rebellion against AI
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Hanes: Reading is a delight of summer vacation. It’s also an act of rebellion against AI
Getting lost in the pages of a great novel is about a lot more than escapism these days.
Rebecca Duncan reads a book in a hammock at La Fontaine Park in Montreal on Monday, May 18, 2026. Not only is original writing threatened by AI, so is the very act of writing, Allison Hanes says. (Evan Buhler / Montreal Gazette)
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Allison Hanes
August 3, 2026 at 6:45 a.m.
The stack of unread books beside my bed keeps getting taller and taller.
That’s mostly due to my habit of acquiring new novels faster…
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