#2026 The Great Canadian Reading Challenge (2)

by Raymond Biesinger (no photo)

Finish date: 05.02.2026
Genre: NF
Rating: B+
#2026GreatCanadianReadingChallenge

Good News: Relatively short book but an interesting POV of a Montreal based Canadian illustrator and his informal guide how to prevent being exploited “ripped off” artistically. Great illustrations BTW….in the book!

Good News: Drawing talent is one thing, takes time to build your “style” as an illustrator. R. Biesinger gives us a look at what he has to do to NOT be ripped off. If this happened to me it would keep me up at night! Practical tips are good to know and how he has tried to regain control of his style.

Personal: As R. Biesinger says on pg 202: “…AI has graduated from a theoretical to an actual menace when it comes to ripping off creatives”.
The conclusion of the book hit a very small nerve in me. Book bloggers see AI scraping their reviews to educate the AI models. That feels and is unfair….(author mentions 261 of his images have been feed to AI models). A small book review usually just my opinion is peanuts in comparison to the beautiful art that Raymond Biesinger creates.
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PS:

1. Have you seen The Great Canadian Reading Challenge?
2. Hosted by That Happy Reader
3. Hashtag: #2026GreatCanadianReadingChallenge
4. Goal: 12 books