[Grammar] Her achievements are chronicled in a new biography out this week.

[kadioguy]

Her achievements are chronicled in a new biography out this week.

https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/chronicle_2
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I assume that the blue part means:

a. Her achievements are chronicled in a new biography which is out this week.

That's to say,

b. Her achievements are chronicled in a new biography which is due to be published this week.

Rather than,

c. Her achievements are chronicled in a new biography which was out this week.

In my opinion (a) and (b) suggest that, say, today is Monday and the new biography will be out in a few days. (c) means that, say, today is Friday and the new biography was out a few days ago.

What do you think?

 

[SoothingDave]

It's actually ambiguous. Could mean it just came out, or is just about to.

 

[PeterCW]

The ambiguity is deliberate as the person writing the sentence doesn't know if it will be read just before or just after publication of the biography.

This is a situation that is often encountered when writing professionally about books or recordings.