For those who speak English as a second language #ESL #PublicSpeaking #speechwriting

This is not the 1st report of an AI agent wiping out someone's information. Makes me wonder when ppl are going to say, "Hmm - maybe this isn't ready for prime time yet." "Meta Exec Learns the Hard Way That AI Can Just Delete Your Stuff" #AIIsTheProblem #TLSky #EduSky gizmodo.com/meta-exec-le...

FWIW: we currently don't include 'deliverable' as a noun but don't tell that to your manager.

“I began to build up my stamina for rejection. Within the first year, I stopped being fazed by a rejection in my inbox.”

“Here’s a thought many of us have these days: if only we weren’t on our damn phones all the time, we would surely unlock a better self—one that went on hikes and talked more with our children and felt less rank jealousy about other people’s successes.”

Just like with Brazil arresting their insurrectionists rather than re-electing them, other countries are holding their Epstein-tied politicians accountable far better than we do. www.bbc.com/news/article...

Learning English as a 2nd language? Here’s a tidbit for you #ESL

Excerpt: “Milano Cortina 2026 will be the 5th Winter Games collection. This achievement was recognised by Sporting Heritage when the IIPC CDG won the Celebrating Digital Innovation in Sporting Heritage Award 2025” #archives #history

That darned Constitution is so inconvenient.

January 6 was the worst day of my life. But the threat of Donald Trump didn’t end when the mob left the Capitol. That’s why I’m running for Congress: to defend this country, with the full constitutional authority of Congress. I’m Harry Dunn. And I’m ready to finish the job.

Im excited about Bad Bunny's superbowl performance! #SupportImmigrants

Yeah hey JD remember that? What ever happened with that?

Love this infographic! And the thinking it inspired tinyurl.com/39kyr5tk #TLsky #Skybrarian #SchoolLibrarians #TLskychat #edusky #kidlit

Minnesota's indie bookstores are standing up for the right to speak, assemble, and be heard. Here's how readers everywhere can stand with them:

Really love the games at Merriam-Webster. www.merriam-webster.com/games

#KidLit #SchoolLibrarians

Congrats to Mary Rasenberger, @authorsguild.org CEO, on being named one of the 2025 "50 Most Influential People in IP" AND a "Publishers Weekly Notable Person of the Year.” Learn more about Mary's work!

Looking for a way to fight book censorship? Book Riot put together 60 of them!

This should be major news: literally dozens of book bans in Canada today, because of a ministerial order by Alberta's provincial government. The titles are being withheld by the school districts... I think Canadians have a right to know what books are being banned in our public schools.

PEN International is deeply alarmed by further deterioration of press freedom in Venezuela. This week a wave of arbitrary detentions, intimidation, surveillance and censorship included the detention of at least 14 journalists and media workers in Caracas: www.pen-international.org/news/venezue...

The Authors Guild has significant concerns with Amazon’s new “Ask this Book” feature, which has been available since December 11, 2025. The Guild is looking into whether the feature, which was added without permission from publishers or authors, might infringe authors’ and publishers’ rights.

I got stranded in Germany for days. It gave me faith in humanity. www.sfgate.com/travel/artic... #travel #Europe

“Because bookshops make everything better, don’t they? The smell of them, the silence of them, the sense of possibility that each and every one of the books they house promises. A great book has the power to change your way of looking at the world.”

#SchoolLibraries #FreedomToRead

#speechwriting Excerpt: “May we all keep speaking—and listening—with intention, with integrity, and with the belief that truth, however contested, is still worth fighting for” #PublicSpeaking #AwardCeremony

"It’s safe to say this assault on the press over the past year has probably been the most aggressive that we’ve seen in modern times," said Tim Richardson, program director for journalism and disinformation at PEN America. abcnews.go.com/Business/wir...

"lawlessness on the streets fuels a more general sense of disorder and anxiety about the state of the city: Speeding, red light violations, and sidewalk parking are not only illegal but antisocial."

Good to read: “much stiffer penalties for recidivist speeders & red light runners" - new DOT commissioner Flynn

After President Donald Trump used the word "retarded" recently, social media posts including the term tripled, fueling a trend that has disability advocates on edge. #disabilities #rword

I kept seeing people use the word samizdat to refer to the Canadian sourcing of the 60 Minutes report on CECOT pulled by Bari Weiss. Here's the definition from Merriam-Webster:

“Take away our ability to speak, and we can still think, reason, form beliefs, fall in love, and move about the world; our range of what we can experience and think about remains vast. But take away language from a large language model, and you are left with literally nothing at all.”

⬇️⬇️⬇️ #SchoolLibrarians @drtlovesbooks.bsky.social @cynthiayoderauthor.bsky.social

Excerpt: "Even when most of the class can hear and understand the teacher, dyslexic students with normal hearing may hear the teacher speaking but be unable to distinguish the teacher’s words from the background noise" #SchoolLibraries #classrooms #disabilities

This year’s FISH List is live. Unlike traditional rankings, the FISH List champions independent publications. It’s a nifty resource for authors and readers alike 📝

Good choice, Merriam-Webster.

Glad to be a member

Delighted to work with @englishpen.bsky.social & @irishpen.bsky.social on this year's PEN Heaney Prize. Congrats to Tom Paulin, winner of the 2025 award for Namanlagh @faberbooks.bsky.social. The prize was presented at @nlireland.bsky.social on Monday evening: www.rte.ie/culture/2025...

Essential reading for authors

Authors eligible to participate in the Anthropic settlement should be receiving email or paper notices in the coming weeks from the settlement administrator. The @authorsguild.org offers instructions on what to do next authorsguild.org/news/anthrop...

I looked this quote up this morning and was surprised to see it was Tolkien - sometimes what I remember & don’t remember perplexes me.

A beautiful piece ⬇️⬇️⬇️ @cynthiayoderauthor.bsky.social @robincogan.bsky.social @drtlovesbooks.bsky.social @elaineblackman.bsky.social @chaptersbookstore.bsky.social

Excerpt: “And if the general public gets more savvy about identifying AI prose, it could have all sorts of interesting consequences” #writing #speechwriting #editing

In the richest city in the richest country on the planet, the thing we can’t afford is to forget those who are left hungry.

If you're planning on shopping during black Friday or cyber Monday, why not consider supporting artists, writers, creators? Buy a book, purchase an indie video game, commission an art piece, gift someone a Patreon. Your support means everything.

Excerpt: “Curious about the role of the literary agent? … This is a free, accessible, online panel focused on the agent-author relationship and strategic career development in publishing” @cynthiayoderauthor.bsky.social @chaptersbookstore.bsky.social @irishpen.bsky.social @authorsguild.org