Kirsten Menger-Anderson
@kma500.sfba.social.ap.brid.gy
My novel THE EXPERT OF SUBTLE REVISIONS is out now! Please see my website for more information.
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For BookRiot, by Kelly Jensen: "Last October, at least 15 colleges and universities received bomb threats to their libraries. Yesterday, January 12, 2025–the first day back on campus for many universities following winter break–at least eight college and university received similar library bomb […]
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January 15, 2026 at 4:56 AM
For BookRiot, by Kelly Jensen: "Last October, at least 15 colleges and universities received bomb threats to their libraries. Yesterday, January 12, 2025–the first day back on campus for many universities following winter break–at least eight college and university received similar library bomb […]
@dajmeyer.bsky.social Not sure this will reach you via the bridging app, but I hope you enjoy The Expert of Subtle Revisions! Happy Hollidays!
December 26, 2025 at 5:06 PM
@dajmeyer.bsky.social Not sure this will reach you via the bridging app, but I hope you enjoy The Expert of Subtle Revisions! Happy Hollidays!
From PEN America:
Top 52 Banned Books: The Most Banned Books in U.S. Schools
"The 52 most banned books of the last four school years include National Book Award and Pulitzer Prize winners, bestsellers, and beloved books by authors including Toni Morrison, Margaret Atwood, and Judy Blume." […]
Top 52 Banned Books: The Most Banned Books in U.S. Schools
"The 52 most banned books of the last four school years include National Book Award and Pulitzer Prize winners, bestsellers, and beloved books by authors including Toni Morrison, Margaret Atwood, and Judy Blume." […]
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December 18, 2025 at 12:03 AM
From PEN America:
Top 52 Banned Books: The Most Banned Books in U.S. Schools
"The 52 most banned books of the last four school years include National Book Award and Pulitzer Prize winners, bestsellers, and beloved books by authors including Toni Morrison, Margaret Atwood, and Judy Blume." […]
Top 52 Banned Books: The Most Banned Books in U.S. Schools
"The 52 most banned books of the last four school years include National Book Award and Pulitzer Prize winners, bestsellers, and beloved books by authors including Toni Morrison, Margaret Atwood, and Judy Blume." […]
"From sweeping historical novels to tragicomic romps to speculative dystopias, Elese's Eleven will submerge you in the way only very special fiction can." Check out Elese of Flyleaf Books 2025 Gift Guide (which includes The Expert of Subtle Revisions!)
#books #writing #writersofmastodon […]
#books #writing #writersofmastodon […]
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December 11, 2025 at 6:17 PM
"From sweeping historical novels to tragicomic romps to speculative dystopias, Elese's Eleven will submerge you in the way only very special fiction can." Check out Elese of Flyleaf Books 2025 Gift Guide (which includes The Expert of Subtle Revisions!)
#books #writing #writersofmastodon […]
#books #writing #writersofmastodon […]
Many thanks to Goodreads editor Sharon for including THE EXPERT OF SUBTLE REVISIONS among the "New Voice Alert: Promising 2025 debut novels." Check out the full list of book recommendations in the December editors' picks column!
#books #writing #writersofmastodon #writingcommunity #bookstodon […]
#books #writing #writersofmastodon #writingcommunity #bookstodon […]
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December 8, 2025 at 3:53 AM
Many thanks to Goodreads editor Sharon for including THE EXPERT OF SUBTLE REVISIONS among the "New Voice Alert: Promising 2025 debut novels." Check out the full list of book recommendations in the December editors' picks column!
#books #writing #writersofmastodon #writingcommunity #bookstodon […]
#books #writing #writersofmastodon #writingcommunity #bookstodon […]
Wrapping up 2025 with gratitude to the many people who supported me this year while I was launching The Expert of Subtle Revisions. Thank you for reading the book, for buying the book, for checking it out from the library (I just learned it was a top check out from the Mechanics' Institute […]
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December 6, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Wrapping up 2025 with gratitude to the many people who supported me this year while I was launching The Expert of Subtle Revisions. Thank you for reading the book, for buying the book, for checking it out from the library (I just learned it was a top check out from the Mechanics' Institute […]
THE EXPERT OF SUBTLE REVISIONS on NPR's 2025 list of Books We Love! Lot's of great books on this list. Thanks, NPR and Ilana Masad!
#books #writing #writersofmastodon #writingcommunity #bookstodon @bookstodon
https://apps.npr.org/best-books/#view=covers&year=2025
#books #writing #writersofmastodon #writingcommunity #bookstodon @bookstodon
https://apps.npr.org/best-books/#view=covers&year=2025
November 24, 2025 at 5:55 PM
THE EXPERT OF SUBTLE REVISIONS on NPR's 2025 list of Books We Love! Lot's of great books on this list. Thanks, NPR and Ilana Masad!
#books #writing #writersofmastodon #writingcommunity #bookstodon @bookstodon
https://apps.npr.org/best-books/#view=covers&year=2025
#books #writing #writersofmastodon #writingcommunity #bookstodon @bookstodon
https://apps.npr.org/best-books/#view=covers&year=2025
Many thanks to Walter Cummins and The California Review of Books for reviewing THE EXPERT OF SUBTLE REVISIONS
"When Hase and her dad were active together, one of their major amusements was creating fictitious identities that enable them to contribute entries to Wikipedia, delete others, and […]
"When Hase and her dad were active together, one of their major amusements was creating fictitious identities that enable them to contribute entries to Wikipedia, delete others, and […]
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November 16, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Many thanks to Walter Cummins and The California Review of Books for reviewing THE EXPERT OF SUBTLE REVISIONS
"When Hase and her dad were active together, one of their major amusements was creating fictitious identities that enable them to contribute entries to Wikipedia, delete others, and […]
"When Hase and her dad were active together, one of their major amusements was creating fictitious identities that enable them to contribute entries to Wikipedia, delete others, and […]
Tajja Isen for The Walrus: "The Publishing Industry Has a Gambling Problem"
“I don’t know how people are supposed to develop in their careers,” says a novelist who also spoke on the condition of anonymity. She has published multiple books but, owing to editorial shuffles at her publishing […]
“I don’t know how people are supposed to develop in their careers,” says a novelist who also spoke on the condition of anonymity. She has published multiple books but, owing to editorial shuffles at her publishing […]
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November 12, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Tajja Isen for The Walrus: "The Publishing Industry Has a Gambling Problem"
“I don’t know how people are supposed to develop in their careers,” says a novelist who also spoke on the condition of anonymity. She has published multiple books but, owing to editorial shuffles at her publishing […]
“I don’t know how people are supposed to develop in their careers,” says a novelist who also spoke on the condition of anonymity. She has published multiple books but, owing to editorial shuffles at her publishing […]
Maria Kuznetsova for LitHub "The Publishing Industry Gambled on Me... and Lost"
"I didn’t realize that what felt like the opening salvo would be more of a death knell after my two novels had greatly underperformed, turning me radioactive." […]
"I didn’t realize that what felt like the opening salvo would be more of a death knell after my two novels had greatly underperformed, turning me radioactive." […]
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November 12, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Maria Kuznetsova for LitHub "The Publishing Industry Gambled on Me... and Lost"
"I didn’t realize that what felt like the opening salvo would be more of a death knell after my two novels had greatly underperformed, turning me radioactive." […]
"I didn’t realize that what felt like the opening salvo would be more of a death knell after my two novels had greatly underperformed, turning me radioactive." […]
Jason Koebler for 404 Media: "AI Is Supercharging the War on Libraries, Education, and Human Knowledge"
“Fascism and AI, whether or not they have the same goals, they sure are working to accelerate one another” - Maggie Tokuda-Hall
#books #writing #writersofmastodon #writingcommunity […]
“Fascism and AI, whether or not they have the same goals, they sure are working to accelerate one another” - Maggie Tokuda-Hall
#books #writing #writersofmastodon #writingcommunity […]
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November 7, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Jason Koebler for 404 Media: "AI Is Supercharging the War on Libraries, Education, and Human Knowledge"
“Fascism and AI, whether or not they have the same goals, they sure are working to accelerate one another” - Maggie Tokuda-Hall
#books #writing #writersofmastodon #writingcommunity […]
“Fascism and AI, whether or not they have the same goals, they sure are working to accelerate one another” - Maggie Tokuda-Hall
#books #writing #writersofmastodon #writingcommunity […]
Writers and AI use. The number for "thought leadership" content is particularly striking:
"The report found that the heaviest AI users are thought leadership writers (84%), PR/comms professionals (73%), and content marketing writers (73%). Excluding fiction authors, the writing professionals […]
"The report found that the heaviest AI users are thought leadership writers (84%), PR/comms professionals (73%), and content marketing writers (73%). Excluding fiction authors, the writing professionals […]
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November 5, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Writers and AI use. The number for "thought leadership" content is particularly striking:
"The report found that the heaviest AI users are thought leadership writers (84%), PR/comms professionals (73%), and content marketing writers (73%). Excluding fiction authors, the writing professionals […]
"The report found that the heaviest AI users are thought leadership writers (84%), PR/comms professionals (73%), and content marketing writers (73%). Excluding fiction authors, the writing professionals […]
Looking for a new ebook? My novel THE EXPERT OF SUBTLE REVISIONS is on sale now! Just 1.99, wherever you buy ebooks.
"In this 'appealing intellectual mystery' (Publishers Weekly) spanning continents, Hase knows exactly what to do when her dad goes missing: Go to the library, find a specific […]
"In this 'appealing intellectual mystery' (Publishers Weekly) spanning continents, Hase knows exactly what to do when her dad goes missing: Go to the library, find a specific […]
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October 25, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Looking for a new ebook? My novel THE EXPERT OF SUBTLE REVISIONS is on sale now! Just 1.99, wherever you buy ebooks.
"In this 'appealing intellectual mystery' (Publishers Weekly) spanning continents, Hase knows exactly what to do when her dad goes missing: Go to the library, find a specific […]
"In this 'appealing intellectual mystery' (Publishers Weekly) spanning continents, Hase knows exactly what to do when her dad goes missing: Go to the library, find a specific […]
More on school book bans from Kelly Jensen for BookRiot:
"There are now 19 books prohibited in any Utah public school. Of them, 16 are written by women, and their average publication date is 2011. This means that most of these books have been on shelves and available for many years and caused […]
"There are now 19 books prohibited in any Utah public school. Of them, 16 are written by women, and their average publication date is 2011. This means that most of these books have been on shelves and available for many years and caused […]
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October 25, 2025 at 4:55 PM
More on school book bans from Kelly Jensen for BookRiot:
"There are now 19 books prohibited in any Utah public school. Of them, 16 are written by women, and their average publication date is 2011. This means that most of these books have been on shelves and available for many years and caused […]
"There are now 19 books prohibited in any Utah public school. Of them, 16 are written by women, and their average publication date is 2011. This means that most of these books have been on shelves and available for many years and caused […]
“It’s devastating for us to know that these kids who put in hundreds of hours of hard work had that torn away from them because of the objections of a single parent,” says Picoult... "I had 20 books banned in one school district in Florida alone because of a single parent’s objection and she […]
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October 24, 2025 at 5:29 PM
“It’s devastating for us to know that these kids who put in hundreds of hours of hard work had that torn away from them because of the objections of a single parent,” says Picoult... "I had 20 books banned in one school district in Florida alone because of a single parent’s objection and she […]
Reposted by Kirsten Menger-Anderson
As a writer, I believe in preserving stories. This is one we cannot afford to forget. My latest blog:
The East Wing Is Gone — And So Is the Lie That It Wouldn’t Be https://sharonecathcart.wordpress.com/2025/10/24/the-east-wing-is-gone-and-so-is-the-lie-that-it-wouldnt-be/
#eastwing #whitehouse […]
The East Wing Is Gone — And So Is the Lie That It Wouldn’t Be https://sharonecathcart.wordpress.com/2025/10/24/the-east-wing-is-gone-and-so-is-the-lie-that-it-wouldnt-be/
#eastwing #whitehouse […]
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October 24, 2025 at 3:59 PM
As a writer, I believe in preserving stories. This is one we cannot afford to forget. My latest blog:
The East Wing Is Gone — And So Is the Lie That It Wouldn’t Be https://sharonecathcart.wordpress.com/2025/10/24/the-east-wing-is-gone-and-so-is-the-lie-that-it-wouldnt-be/
#eastwing #whitehouse […]
The East Wing Is Gone — And So Is the Lie That It Wouldn’t Be https://sharonecathcart.wordpress.com/2025/10/24/the-east-wing-is-gone-and-so-is-the-lie-that-it-wouldnt-be/
#eastwing #whitehouse […]
"Originality.ai, which offers its tools to universities and businesses, says it scanned 558 titles published in Amazon’s herbal remedies subcategory between January and September this year, and found 82% of the books “were likely written” by AI.... At least 29 of the apparently AI-generated […]
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October 23, 2025 at 6:56 PM
"Originality.ai, which offers its tools to universities and businesses, says it scanned 558 titles published in Amazon’s herbal remedies subcategory between January and September this year, and found 82% of the books “were likely written” by AI.... At least 29 of the apparently AI-generated […]
October 23, 2025 at 3:46 PM
No Kings, SF!
Great turnout today in San Francisco. The Chronicle is reporting 50k, (which makes it larger than the June protest).
https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/no-kings-protests-live-updates-21100766.php
Great turnout today in San Francisco. The Chronicle is reporting 50k, (which makes it larger than the June protest).
https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/no-kings-protests-live-updates-21100766.php
October 19, 2025 at 12:48 AM
No Kings, SF!
Great turnout today in San Francisco. The Chronicle is reporting 50k, (which makes it larger than the June protest).
https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/no-kings-protests-live-updates-21100766.php
Great turnout today in San Francisco. The Chronicle is reporting 50k, (which makes it larger than the June protest).
https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/no-kings-protests-live-updates-21100766.php
"In what intellectual freedom advocates have seen coming for months, a Texas school district has just shut down access to all secondary school libraries for students due to the regulations of the state’s Senate Bill 13... The district also offers no timeline for when students will have access to […]
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October 15, 2025 at 5:23 PM
"In what intellectual freedom advocates have seen coming for months, a Texas school district has just shut down access to all secondary school libraries for students due to the regulations of the state’s Senate Bill 13... The district also offers no timeline for when students will have access to […]
"The steering committee elected to remove eight [of the 20] books from the list, not only narrowing the breadth of titles being discussed by teens across the state, but also narrowing the number of books they will be reading in anticipation of voting for the Georgia Peach Book Awards... All of […]
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October 14, 2025 at 4:14 PM
"The steering committee elected to remove eight [of the 20] books from the list, not only narrowing the breadth of titles being discussed by teens across the state, but also narrowing the number of books they will be reading in anticipation of voting for the Georgia Peach Book Awards... All of […]
Anthropic Settlement: What Authors Should Know
A free webinar hosted by the Authors Guild
Thursday, October 16, 2025 - 6:00 pm Eastern
#books #writing #writersofmastodon #writingcommunity #bookstodon @bookstodon
https://authorsguild.org/event/anthropic-settlement-what-authors-should-know/
A free webinar hosted by the Authors Guild
Thursday, October 16, 2025 - 6:00 pm Eastern
#books #writing #writersofmastodon #writingcommunity #bookstodon @bookstodon
https://authorsguild.org/event/anthropic-settlement-what-authors-should-know/
Anthropic Settlement: What Authors Should Know - The Authors Guild
Copyright holders recently secured preliminary approval of a $1.5 billion class settlement in the Bartz v. Anthropic case, in which authors Andrea Bartz, Kirk Johnson, and Charles Graeber led a class-action suit against Anthropic, the AI company that operates the Claude models. […]
authorsguild.org
October 7, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Anthropic Settlement: What Authors Should Know
A free webinar hosted by the Authors Guild
Thursday, October 16, 2025 - 6:00 pm Eastern
#books #writing #writersofmastodon #writingcommunity #bookstodon @bookstodon
https://authorsguild.org/event/anthropic-settlement-what-authors-should-know/
A free webinar hosted by the Authors Guild
Thursday, October 16, 2025 - 6:00 pm Eastern
#books #writing #writersofmastodon #writingcommunity #bookstodon @bookstodon
https://authorsguild.org/event/anthropic-settlement-what-authors-should-know/
New report from PEN America: The Normalization of Book Banning (published Oct 1, 2025)
"In 2025, book censorship in the United States is rampant and common. Never before in the life of any living American have so many books been systematically removed from school libraries across the country […]
"In 2025, book censorship in the United States is rampant and common. Never before in the life of any living American have so many books been systematically removed from school libraries across the country […]
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October 1, 2025 at 3:02 PM
New report from PEN America: The Normalization of Book Banning (published Oct 1, 2025)
"In 2025, book censorship in the United States is rampant and common. Never before in the life of any living American have so many books been systematically removed from school libraries across the country […]
"In 2025, book censorship in the United States is rampant and common. Never before in the life of any living American have so many books been systematically removed from school libraries across the country […]
Great piece by Ilana Masad on making art and marketing it:
#books #booksky #writing #writersofmastodon #writingcommunity #bookstodon @bookstodon
https://electricliterature.com/artists-shouldnt-need-to-become-content-creators-to-get-fair-pay/
#books #booksky #writing #writersofmastodon #writingcommunity #bookstodon @bookstodon
https://electricliterature.com/artists-shouldnt-need-to-become-content-creators-to-get-fair-pay/
Artists Shouldn’t Need to Become Content Creators to Get Fair Pay - Electric Literature
Under capitalism, those of us who want a career in the arts feel pressured to sell ourselves. But making art and marketing it are very different skills
electricliterature.com
September 27, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Great piece by Ilana Masad on making art and marketing it:
#books #booksky #writing #writersofmastodon #writingcommunity #bookstodon @bookstodon
https://electricliterature.com/artists-shouldnt-need-to-become-content-creators-to-get-fair-pay/
#books #booksky #writing #writersofmastodon #writingcommunity #bookstodon @bookstodon
https://electricliterature.com/artists-shouldnt-need-to-become-content-creators-to-get-fair-pay/
"According to two district sources, AI was used to measure instructional texts against a rubric that took into account “DEI content.” The books must be removed from all classrooms, and cannot be used as instructional resources—either as texts read in class or as choice books in classroom […]
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September 25, 2025 at 4:14 PM
"According to two district sources, AI was used to measure instructional texts against a rubric that took into account “DEI content.” The books must be removed from all classrooms, and cannot be used as instructional resources—either as texts read in class or as choice books in classroom […]