Always great information and insight from Jane Friedman:
janefriedman.com/key-book-pub...
Always great information and insight from Jane Friedman:
janefriedman.com/key-book-pub...
The Library of Congress has named Arthur Sze the new US Poet Laureate. Among other accolades, Sze won a National Book Award for “Sight Lines.” A resident of Santa Fe, he is the first Asian American to serve in the post and succeeds Ada Limón, who served for three years.
“We should not have to live in a country where the government can seize anyone who looks Latino, speaks Spanish and appears to work in a low-wage job. Rather than stand idly by while our Constitutional freedoms are lost, I dissent.”
“We should not have to live in a country where the government can seize anyone who looks Latino, speaks Spanish and appears to work in a low-wage job. Rather than stand idly by while our Constitutional freedoms are lost, I dissent.”
Trump’s downfall open.substack.com/pub/robertre...
Trump’s downfall open.substack.com/pub/robertre...
The Authors Guild warns about scams involving podcast pitches to writers: “Red flags include overly effusive praise, vague podcast details with no specific show name … One goal includes setting up advance fee fraud schemes where authors are later asked to pay ‘production costs.’”
US Senator Josh Hawley told a senate subcommittee, “Today’s hearing is about the largest intellectual property theft in American history… here’s the truth that nobody wants to admit: AI companies are training their models on stolen material.”
US Senator Josh Hawley told a senate subcommittee, “Today’s hearing is about the largest intellectual property theft in American history… here’s the truth that nobody wants to admit: AI companies are training their models on stolen material.”
The BBC’s selection of a dozen best:
Https://bbc.in/3ZBeuLy
The BBC’s selection of a dozen best:
Https://bbc.in/3ZBeuLy
In its annual “Freedom to Write “ index, Penn America reports “The number of writers jailed reached a new high in a wider range of countries, with at least 375 behind bars in 40 countries during 2024, compared to 339 in 2023.”
In its annual “Freedom to Write “ index, Penn America reports “The number of writers jailed reached a new high in a wider range of countries, with at least 375 behind bars in 40 countries during 2024, compared to 339 in 2023.”
An interesting article , gifted here:
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/06/b...
An interesting article , gifted here:
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/06/b...
Distressing news: many small publishers and magazines have lost NEA funding under the Trump administration. Reports are that those affected include Hub City Press, Deep Vellum, Milkweed Editions, Electric Literature and Red Hen Press, among others.
Distressing news: many small publishers and magazines have lost NEA funding under the Trump administration. Reports are that those affected include Hub City Press, Deep Vellum, Milkweed Editions, Electric Literature and Red Hen Press, among others.
The 30 best fiction books of the last 30 years, according to the LA Times:
www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
The 30 best fiction books of the last 30 years, according to the LA Times:
www.latimes.com/entertainmen...