1.0Author Mediahttps://www.authormedia.comThomas Umstattd Jr.https://www.authormedia.com/author/thomas/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="iND9hACDDb"><a href="https://www.authormedia.com/spotify-revolutionizes-audiobooks-george-r-r-martin-told-to-step-down/">Spotify Revolutionizes Audiobooks & George R.R. Martin Told To Step Down</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.authormedia.com/spotify-revolutionizes-audiobooks-george-r-r-martin-told-to-step-down/embed/#?secret=iND9hACDDb" width="600" height="338" title="“Spotify Revolutionizes Audiobooks & George R.R. Martin Told To Step Down” — Author Media" data-secret="iND9hACDDb" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.authormedia.com/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js /* ]]> */ </script> https://www.authormedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/AuthorUpdateAug22.jpg19201080Thomas: Spotify revolutionizes audiobooks, George R. R. Martin is told to step down and hand his books to somebody else, and are we in an AI bubble? Find out all of this and a lot more in today’s episode of Author Update. I’m Thomas Umstattd Jr. Jonathan: And I’m Jonathan Shuerger Jr. And today I […]