Kathleen Bryant
@kathleenbryant.bsky.social
Novelist, travel writer--find me on Substack or www.kathleenbryantwriter.com
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WGA Statement on ABC’s Decision to Pull Jimmy Kimmel Live!
September 18, 2025 at 2:41 AM
WGA Statement on ABC’s Decision to Pull Jimmy Kimmel Live!
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“You don't have to burn books to destroy a culture. Just get people to stop reading them.” ~Ray Bradbury
Keep reading, friends. 📚
Keep reading, friends. 📚
August 28, 2025 at 12:14 AM
“You don't have to burn books to destroy a culture. Just get people to stop reading them.” ~Ray Bradbury
Keep reading, friends. 📚
Keep reading, friends. 📚
Unbelievable.
Breaking: The House just voted to grant Trump’s request and defund the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. This is bad news for independent journalism and the communities that rely on NPR and PBS.
Our statement: www.freepress.net/news/house-v...
Our statement: www.freepress.net/news/house-v...
House Puts Future of Public Broadcasting in Doubt with Vote to Claw Back Federal Funding
Trump wants to destroy any news outlets that hold him accountable. As this measure moves to the Senate, lawmakers should reject partisan meddling in public media.
www.freepress.net
June 12, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Unbelievable.
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"Many readers of nonfiction turn to the genre looking for connection. While we certainly read to learn about lives unlike our own, we also read for the familiar, to see something of ourselves reflected in the pages."
www.writersdigest.com/in-praise-of...
www.writersdigest.com/in-praise-of...
In Praise of Writing the Small Story: Everyday Essays With Big Impact
Author Sarah Fawn Montgomery shares the importance of remembering and writing small everyday nonfiction stories and personal essays.
www.writersdigest.com
May 30, 2025 at 3:03 PM
"Many readers of nonfiction turn to the genre looking for connection. While we certainly read to learn about lives unlike our own, we also read for the familiar, to see something of ourselves reflected in the pages."
www.writersdigest.com/in-praise-of...
www.writersdigest.com/in-praise-of...
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"Voters need timely investigation and they need analysis, and—unfortunately—more and more that role is falling to regular citizens."
The latest roundup of book censorship news courtesy of Book Riot.
bookriot.com/how-to-build...
The latest roundup of book censorship news courtesy of Book Riot.
bookriot.com/how-to-build...
How to Build a Voters Guide for School Board Elections: Book Censorship News, May 23, 2025
One powerful action you can take to help halt book bans and the destruction of public libraries and public schools is building a voter guide. Here's the first in a two-part, how-to series.
bookriot.com
May 27, 2025 at 2:45 PM
"Voters need timely investigation and they need analysis, and—unfortunately—more and more that role is falling to regular citizens."
The latest roundup of book censorship news courtesy of Book Riot.
bookriot.com/how-to-build...
The latest roundup of book censorship news courtesy of Book Riot.
bookriot.com/how-to-build...
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Woah, US Copyright Office (USCO) Director is suing the Administration for her firing!
Also this is a great opportunity to share the @authorsguild.bsky.social open petition to reinstate Shira Perlmutter as the USCO Director that I think everyone should sign 🔥
authorsguild.org/petition-to-...
Also this is a great opportunity to share the @authorsguild.bsky.social open petition to reinstate Shira Perlmutter as the USCO Director that I think everyone should sign 🔥
authorsguild.org/petition-to-...
US Copyright Office director sues Trump administration over firing
The U.S. Copyright Office director fired by the Trump administration sued President Donald Trump and other government officials on Thursday, arguing her firing was unconstitutional and should not be allowed to take effect.
www.reuters.com
May 23, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Woah, US Copyright Office (USCO) Director is suing the Administration for her firing!
Also this is a great opportunity to share the @authorsguild.bsky.social open petition to reinstate Shira Perlmutter as the USCO Director that I think everyone should sign 🔥
authorsguild.org/petition-to-...
Also this is a great opportunity to share the @authorsguild.bsky.social open petition to reinstate Shira Perlmutter as the USCO Director that I think everyone should sign 🔥
authorsguild.org/petition-to-...
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Happy Sherlock Holmes day!
In honor of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, his birthday is celebrated as Sherlock Holmes day. Considered one of the best crime fiction writers of the 19th century, his famous character is still popular today!
Tell us about your favorite Sherlock Holmes mystery!
In honor of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, his birthday is celebrated as Sherlock Holmes day. Considered one of the best crime fiction writers of the 19th century, his famous character is still popular today!
Tell us about your favorite Sherlock Holmes mystery!
May 22, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Happy Sherlock Holmes day!
In honor of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, his birthday is celebrated as Sherlock Holmes day. Considered one of the best crime fiction writers of the 19th century, his famous character is still popular today!
Tell us about your favorite Sherlock Holmes mystery!
In honor of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, his birthday is celebrated as Sherlock Holmes day. Considered one of the best crime fiction writers of the 19th century, his famous character is still popular today!
Tell us about your favorite Sherlock Holmes mystery!
May 19, 2025 at 4:57 PM
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In the face of book bans in our public libraries and schools, Little Free Libraries serve as vital distribution points for free access to banned books. Help expand access to these stories by celebrating #LFLweek through May 17: lflib.org/lfl-week @littlefreelibrary.bsky.social #UniteAgainstBookBans
May 15, 2025 at 5:54 PM
In the face of book bans in our public libraries and schools, Little Free Libraries serve as vital distribution points for free access to banned books. Help expand access to these stories by celebrating #LFLweek through May 17: lflib.org/lfl-week @littlefreelibrary.bsky.social #UniteAgainstBookBans
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The livelihoods of writers and other creatives are protected by copyright. Don't let the administration take over copyright policy—it's both illegal and puts the very foundations of our creative economy at risk.
We, the undersigned, are authors, creators, and organizations whose livelihoods depend on copyright law protections. This petition will be sent to 12 ranking legislators on MAY 16, expressing our dismay over Shira Perlmutter's firing.
Sign now! authorsguild.org/petition-to-...
Sign now! authorsguild.org/petition-to-...
May 15, 2025 at 1:53 PM
The livelihoods of writers and other creatives are protected by copyright. Don't let the administration take over copyright policy—it's both illegal and puts the very foundations of our creative economy at risk.
They’re eating the books. Writers, stand up for your rights as a creator. 💙📚 #booksky
We, the undersigned, are authors, creators, and organizations whose livelihoods depend on copyright law protections. This petition will be sent to 12 ranking legislators on MAY 16, expressing our dismay over Shira Perlmutter's firing.
Sign now! authorsguild.org/petition-to-...
Sign now! authorsguild.org/petition-to-...
May 14, 2025 at 3:53 PM
They’re eating the books. Writers, stand up for your rights as a creator. 💙📚 #booksky
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“The Library of Congress is by its very mission nonpartisan. Throughout its history it has served the pursuit of knowledge by and on behalf of all Americans. For a president to break this sacred trust is a bridge too far.”
—Mary Rasenberger, CEO of the Authors Guild
authorsguild.org/news/ag-cond...
—Mary Rasenberger, CEO of the Authors Guild
authorsguild.org/news/ag-cond...
May 9, 2025 at 7:39 PM
“The Library of Congress is by its very mission nonpartisan. Throughout its history it has served the pursuit of knowledge by and on behalf of all Americans. For a president to break this sacred trust is a bridge too far.”
—Mary Rasenberger, CEO of the Authors Guild
authorsguild.org/news/ag-cond...
—Mary Rasenberger, CEO of the Authors Guild
authorsguild.org/news/ag-cond...
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No surprise that the federal data grab continues to fuel the AI race.
And also no coincidence that this occurred within days of the Librarian of Congress being fired without cause. The Office of the Register of Copyrights sits within the Library of Congress.
Keep fighting @morelle.house.gov.
And also no coincidence that this occurred within days of the Librarian of Congress being fired without cause. The Office of the Register of Copyrights sits within the Library of Congress.
Keep fighting @morelle.house.gov.
Donald Trump’s termination of Register of Copyrights, Shira Perlmutter, is a brazen, unprecedented power grab with no legal basis.
It's surely no coincidence he acted less than a day after she refused to rubber-stamp Elon Musk’s efforts to mine troves of copyrighted works to train AI models.
It's surely no coincidence he acted less than a day after she refused to rubber-stamp Elon Musk’s efforts to mine troves of copyrighted works to train AI models.
May 10, 2025 at 11:25 PM
No surprise that the federal data grab continues to fuel the AI race.
And also no coincidence that this occurred within days of the Librarian of Congress being fired without cause. The Office of the Register of Copyrights sits within the Library of Congress.
Keep fighting @morelle.house.gov.
And also no coincidence that this occurred within days of the Librarian of Congress being fired without cause. The Office of the Register of Copyrights sits within the Library of Congress.
Keep fighting @morelle.house.gov.
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"Literature gives us that unique joy in wondering about what we don’t know.”
The NEA’s stated new priorities raise serious questions about the administration’s understanding of the role of the arts in society.
Our full statement: authorsguild.org/news/ag-cond...
The NEA’s stated new priorities raise serious questions about the administration’s understanding of the role of the arts in society.
Our full statement: authorsguild.org/news/ag-cond...
May 7, 2025 at 2:32 PM
"Literature gives us that unique joy in wondering about what we don’t know.”
The NEA’s stated new priorities raise serious questions about the administration’s understanding of the role of the arts in society.
Our full statement: authorsguild.org/news/ag-cond...
The NEA’s stated new priorities raise serious questions about the administration’s understanding of the role of the arts in society.
Our full statement: authorsguild.org/news/ag-cond...
May 5, 2025 at 6:09 PM
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Around the world, governments are jailing, harassing or even killing journalists just for doing their jobs.
These examples show how widespread and dangerous the crackdown has become: https://www.freepress.net/blog/world-press-freedom-day-us-faces-new-threats
These examples show how widespread and dangerous the crackdown has become: https://www.freepress.net/blog/world-press-freedom-day-us-faces-new-threats
May 3, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Around the world, governments are jailing, harassing or even killing journalists just for doing their jobs.
These examples show how widespread and dangerous the crackdown has become: https://www.freepress.net/blog/world-press-freedom-day-us-faces-new-threats
These examples show how widespread and dangerous the crackdown has become: https://www.freepress.net/blog/world-press-freedom-day-us-faces-new-threats
May 2, 2025 at 5:19 PM
April 16, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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Libraries are temples of knowledge, sources of creativity, keepers of history. 💙📚 Cutting their funding (at the start of National Library Week, no less!) hurts communities. Maybe that was the point? #sedonamysteries #amwriting #BookSky #nationallibraryweek
April 10, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Libraries are temples of knowledge, sources of creativity, keepers of history. 💙📚 Cutting their funding (at the start of National Library Week, no less!) hurts communities. Maybe that was the point? #sedonamysteries #amwriting #BookSky #nationallibraryweek
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I’ve been told off for saying gen Ai is bad for creatives & the environment. THIS is one of the reasons why. Big tech is stealing our work to make huge profits. If you love books, if you want to support authors, please consider sharing this & other authors’ posts asking Meta to #DoTheWriteThing
April 3, 2025 at 2:28 PM
I’ve been told off for saying gen Ai is bad for creatives & the environment. THIS is one of the reasons why. Big tech is stealing our work to make huge profits. If you love books, if you want to support authors, please consider sharing this & other authors’ posts asking Meta to #DoTheWriteThing
April 1, 2025 at 5:01 PM
In this case, the biggies are sucking up our copyrighted work for their AI. Authors, are your books on the list? 📚💙 #sedonamysteries #amwriting #BookSky #writingcommunity
March 25, 2025 at 6:09 PM
In this case, the biggies are sucking up our copyrighted work for their AI. Authors, are your books on the list? 📚💙 #sedonamysteries #amwriting #BookSky #writingcommunity
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Is your book on the LibGen list? Let us know.
Meta considered licensing books to train AI—but opted instead to pirate LibGen, a database that currently contains more than 7.5 million books and 81 million research papers, Alex Reisner writes.
The Unbelievable Scale of AI’s Pirated-Books Problem
Meta pirated millions of books to train its AI. Search through them here.
www.theatlantic.com
March 20, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Is your book on the LibGen list? Let us know.