An election is almost here. People vote based on what they believe. They believe based (in part) on the information they consume. That's why media literacy is vital. Here's an Upriver Press book to help. www.upriverpress.com/home/overcom... #democracy #medialiteracy

Professional book design is a remarkable art form, requiring a deep knowledge of graphic design principles, book manufacturing, and each book's essential message and audience. The @ibpa.bsky.social book design award winners can be seen here: www.ibpabookaward.org/_files/ugd/e... #books #publishing

The animated film "Wallace and Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl" reminds us that AI systems will be programmed according to the ethics of those who design, operate, and fund them. Technology is never ethically neutral. Our review at: upriverpress.substack.com/p/wallace-an... #AI #ethics #medialiteracy

It is inspiring to spend a few days with 400 hard working independent book publishers who bring meaningful books to the world. Thanks to the team at @ibpa.bsky.social for organizing the conference. Thanks also to our distributor @ipgbook.bsky.social for upholding us! #books #reading #publishing

Upriver Press author Phoebe Jordan wins a silver medal in the Independent Book Publishers Association annual book awards! "You, Me, and Autism," was a top-ranked book among 1900 titles. Congrats to Phoebe! #autism

Publishers risk falling into the same trap . . . Solution? Publish books with a no-AI policy. #publishing #books

If you had a friend who lied to you between 20 and 50 percent of the time, would you trust that person? #AI #medialiteracy

Brilliant Human Sentence (describing #AI): "A vision of near total takeover of the country's economic, social, and cognitive lives by tools engineered by just five companies, run by five people, several of whom are widely described as sociopaths." D. Wallace-Wells, @nytimes.com

A @nytimes.com article recently described the decline of #bookreviews. However, nonfiction reviews are a great tool for helping busy professionals quickly learn about critically important topics. Upriver Press reviews (we read every book, no AI) helps to fill that need. upriverpress.substack.com

Think that a $25 book is expensive? The bottom line in the graph (books) tells a different story. #books #inflation #publishing

Our new book review is about David McCullough's "Brave Companions." The people about whom he writes had moral courage. They helped to abolish slavery, advanced science, and established firmer foundations for future generations. upriverpress.substack.com/p/courage-to... #bookreview #americanhistory

"AI is less regulated in American than sandwiches. You can't open a sandwich shop without having your kitchen inspected. But you can release an AI girlfriend for 11-year-olds and that's fine." - Max Tegmark, physics professor at MIT, in the 4-28 @nytimes.com #AI #publicpolicy #Congress

The Economic Policy Institute @epi.org published charts showing how US inequality soared after 1979. The affordability crisis is caused in part by stagnating wages since then. As our new book shows, this is the result of "Inequality by Design." #inequality www.upriverpress.com/home/inequal...

Article in @thespectator1828.bsky.social rightly worries that AI theft and regurgitation of copyrighted books will erode trust with readers. Author argues that publishing contracts should ban the use of AI for any purpose. Upriver Press already does this. Why do the courts dawdle? #AI #publishing

Thankful that the @authorsguild.org is working to hold AI firms accountable for large-scale pirating of copyrighted works. They spoke out against editors who upload manuscripts to LLMs. Upriver Press never uses AI for anything. Publishers must maintain trust with authors and readers. #publishing

Award-winning Upriver Press author Phoebe Jordan says that the language we use to talk about #autism can positively or negatively affect the relationships between autistic people and their colleagues, friends, and relatives. Here's an excerpt from her book. www.upriverpress.com/uprivercurre...

Hope our friends in Tulsa can attend the LitFest at Oklahoma State University on April 26. Upriver Press author Ben Johnson will be signing his book Inequality by Design, coauthored with economist Ryan Mattson. More about the festival: tulsa.okstate.edu/poets-writer... #Tulsa #Oklahoma #books

Even in the digital age, people prefer print books more than ebooks. Pew Research recently found that 64% of adults prefer print books. Ebook reading comprises 31% of the book publishing market. (Statistics published in the April 20 issue of Publishers Weekly.) #books #reading #publishing

April 20 is the National Right to Read Day. At least 40 bills in Congress, of 100 so far in 2026, "would penalize libraries and library workers with lawsuits, fines, or even jail time for protecting people’s the right to read." uniteagainstbookbans.org/right-to-rea...

At the @latimes.com book festival we got to meet some staff members at Alta, a literary and culture magazine. Great print and digital magazine with meaningful articles, author interviews, and book reviews. Recommended! www.altaonline.com

Thousands of enthusiastic book lovers have gathered yesterday and today at the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books at USC. Great to be among so many people who care about creativity, literature, nonfiction, ideas, and vibrant culture. @latimes.com #books #reading #publishers

Author Tom Wolfe, tired of comparisons, wrote this to editor Max Perkins: "I do not care one good goddamn of a drunken sailor's curse whether I have disappointed the world of bilge-and-hogwash writers or any of the other literary rubbish of sniffers, whiffers, and puny, poisonous apes." #books

Upriver Press is excited to announce that "You, Me, and Autism," by autistic scholar Phoebe Jordan is a finalist in the Independent Book Publishers Association awards! This book is unique because the author is both a high-level scholar and autistic. www.ibpabookaward.org/winners-neur... #autism

Brilliant human sentence of the day: "Studies show that overreliance on [AI] causes cognitive decline, but if current events are any indication, nobody's making much of a contribution anyway." -- @colsonwhitehead.com in The New York Times

Help stop passage of H.R. 7661 in #Congress. "[The bill] isn’t fundamentally about protecting kids. It’s about giving politicians broad authority to restrict whose stories are allowed on our shelves." -- American Library Association President Sam Helmick. More at: www.ala.org/news/2026/02...

On AI's so-called efficiency: "Workers have lost jobs, students have cheated, energy costs have soared, creators have lost control of their work, liars have promulgated misinformation, deepfake nudes are everywhere, teens have taken their own lives ..." -- Evan Gorelick, NY Times "The Morning" #AI

Will AI drive an aggregate economic boom that benefits all people, as the Big Tech company leaders claim? Not so fast, say two Stanford economists. In the short term, a more likely outcome is more inequality. Read our article in The Upriver Current. www.upriverpress.com/uprivercurre... #economics

The experience of reading #books.

Upriver Press now has an official US trademark! So, even though #AI companies steal our copyrighted books and regurgitate them, we can at least say that the government is protecting our logo.

The remarkable work of #editors is revealed in two films: "Genius," which is about editor Max Perkins, who worked with Hemingway, Fitzgerald, etc. Second, "Turn Every Page," a documentary about editor Robert Gottlieb and Robert Caro, author of "The Power Broker." #editing #books #publishing

A simple request for improved language: Journalists and politicians, and everyone for that matter, should stop using the term "rare earths" when referring to "rare earth minerals."

Book sales in #Brazil are up. The Brazilian Book Chamber and Nielsen show 3 million new book consumers in 2025. Women and younger readers are driving growth. The 18-34 age group increased by a combined 3.4% compared to the previous year. Keep reading books! Full report: cbl.org.br/wp-content/u...

When book publishers do not establish clear bans on AI use for their books, they erode readers' trust. Our policy, and the reasons for it, are simple and clear: no AI at all. You can read it at this link. www.upriverpress.com/uprivercurre... #AI #books #publishing

Citizens need to defend themselves against disinformation. "It does not matter to social media companies whether the information is true, meaningful, or healthy for users. Their business models decouple profit-earning from truth and community well-being." - Overcoming Information Chaos #media

The recent ruling against Meta and YouTube has a backstory in media law, specifically Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act of 1996. Our new book "Overcoming Information Chaos" provides a history of that law and its importance today. www.upriverpress.com/home/overcom... #medialiteracy

Writing the Biographical Drama is a one-of-a-kind, inspiring book or playwriting and screenwriting students in universities and/or amateur writers who want to develop their talents. Read our interview with author Dr. Tee O’Neill. www.upriverpress.com/uprivercurre... #playwriting #screenwriting

“The merger between American politics and narrow business interests completely sidesteps the rule of law, in ways that will radically change the United States and the world for decades to come.” Review of "The Tech Coup" by @marietjeschaake.bsky.social upriverpress.substack.com/p/resisting-... #AI

In an age of #disinformation and weak regulations on Big Tech, citizens need to strengthen media literacy skills. Our book Overcoming Information Chaos is a vital resource for our times. www.upriverpress.com/home/overcom...

Books and bookstores are standing firm in Brazil. We recently visited the vibrant Livraria da Vila on Av. Paulista in São Paulo. The company owns 25 stores in 9 cities. Keep reading books! #bookstores #books #reading #publishing

Will younger generations have #SocialSecurity benefits? Read an interview with Upriver Press author John Turner (PhD economics U of Chicago) and coauthor Serena McCarthy about their new book. www.upriverpress.com/uprivercurrent #millennials #GenZ #family #Congress #economics

Poet Phil Ginsburg wrote an endorsement on behalf of ChatGPT for his own book: "This book of poems is full of delightful, ironic, witty, surreal excursions of the imagination balanced with profound observations of the transcendent. Above all, it made me feel very human." - ChatGPT #AI #books #poets

The New York Times published an article about US birth rates, which affects the future of #SocialSecurity. A new Upriver Press book provides politically viable and economically sound solutions to prevent the program's insolvency. www.upriverpress.com/home/social-... #birthrates

After the long and winding speech, the factcheckers are busy with debunking work. Our new book, Overcoming Information Chaos, offers practical tools so that we can all become better factcheckers and debunkers. www.upriverpress.com/home/overcom... #misinformation #disinformation #medialiteracy

What to do tonight? There's that long blah blah blah speech or there's a good book. Seems like an easy choice! #books #reading

This is a beautiful story about the personal nature of running a small bookstore, and about the store's importance in a local community, and about the value of reading books. coloradosun.com/2026/02/22/f... #bookstores #books #reading #smallbusiness

For those concerned about international economic development, we encourage you to read a new review of the 2025 Upriver Press book titled "The Shady Economics of International Aid." More at: www.dawn.com/news/1973356 #economicdevelopment #internationalrelations #poverty

In "A Splendor of Letters," the author argues that books are the most permanent record of cultures. Books often have a deep and lasting influence on readers’ lives. Despite bans, burnings, and piracy, books still change the world. upriverpress.substack.com/p/why-books-... #reading #culture #AI

Economist Ryan Mattson, coauthor of Inequality by Design, helps us consider whether the US is still a capitalist economy. He presents a simple matrix showing comparative economic systems. The outlook, he says, is not thrilling. www.upriverpress.com/uprivercurrent #economy #democracy #inequality

"Independent publishing is critical for a great culture. Often its the small publisher that discovers an author. . . . They would have never gotten their start without a distributor willing to take risks on an indie startup publisher." - Joe Matthews, CEO of @ipgbook.bsky.social #publishing #books

Author who received the copy edited version of her memoir, now all covered with scrawls and symbols, says to Random House chief copy editor Benjamin Dreyer: "Copy editors are like priests, safeguarding their faith." -- Quoted in "Dreyer's English #books #publishing