A quick read about someone who almost fell for the fake but flattering emails about his book…https://apple.news/AiKt2BHm5Q5uEezliFfs2nw

AI influencers are here. Real content creators have one way to fight back. - Business Insider

Many of you don't know that I sit on the board of Science Fiction Writers Association (SFWA). The MG/YA members offered to do a "Constellation" weekend (a few hours on Saturday and Sunday). And it will be free. Come join us on March 21 and 22. www.sfwa.org/events/mg-ya...

For those still wondering about all those unsolicited "author we invited you to submit" emails (and phone calls)... Here's another great discussion of what happens if you respond: writerbeware.blog/2026/02/28/n...

I subscribe so I'm gifting this. It's an important article about new AI scams hitting authors: www.nytimes.com/2026/02/25/b...

We had a great time! @brklyndragon.bsky.social also taught me a cooperative card game. ❤️

Come join us on Friday. Organized by a librarian.

I’ll be doing story time at Heartland Book Festival in October. I’ll sign books after. www.heartlandbookfest.org/christine-ta...

At Seattle Worldcon 2025 . My titles are almost sold out at Larry Smith bookstore in the Dealers Room. Book signing on the third floor at 3 PM today. I’ll have some extra books with me but support a vendor if you can. @seattlein2025.org

Was such a good discussion. Thank you @gregoryawilson.com ❤️

My other panels @seattlein2025.org Fri 6:00pm-7:00pm   From Soloist to Ensemble Fri 7:30pm-8:30pm Getting the Science Right, Even if it's Magic Sat 3:00pm-4:00pm Autographs Sun 10:30am-11:30am Building Community as a MG/YA Author

Will you be at #SeattleWorldcon2025? Come find me. I'm teaching a class Wednesday. Building a Roller Coaster: Writing for Children and Young Adults Room 330, Wed. noon–2:30 p.m. Space is limited, advance sign-up required. Christine Taylor-Butler (M) seattlein2025.org/program-and-...

“…. Higher education observers and borrowers worry the changes will price out middle-class families and reduce access to careers that require expensive graduate training….” The federal government is retreating from student lending - The Wall Street Journal

Seven Hidden Ways Trump’s Megabill Would Remake America www.nytimes.com/2025/06/09/o...

@sfwa.bsky.social will be hosting it's Nebula conference in Kansas City this year. Come join us. Should be a weekend of good panels and good people. June 5-8th at the Marriott Country Club Plaza on Main Street. Details here: nebulas.sfwa.org/nebula-confe...

The reason that the US is locking up tourists for weeks in hellish detention centers rather than letting them book tickets back home is because the detention centers are owned by corporations. They are charging the taxpayers fortunes to cage these people, and making bonanzas off their suffering.

Jeanette Epps was the astronaut on the ISS when the Butch Wilmore and Sunita Wiliams arrived. She was there 235 days. I think news stations should talk about all the astronauts accomplishing great things. I hope she goes to the moon: airandspace.si.edu/stories/edit...

I rarely tell people to throw their devices into the sea, but you should throw your Amazon Echo into the sea. www.wired.com/story/everyt...

In Kansas City? Ivanhoe Community Center is hosting a book fair today until noon. Readings every 15 minutes! @charlesbridge.bsky.social @penguinbooksusa.bsky.social

Disney shareholders overwhelmingly voted to reject the anti-DEI proposal #NOH8

I’ve had a lot of questions from folks outside the US about Kadrey et al v. Meta Platforms. Currently, this case is for writers domiciled in the US. Writers in other countries can pursue claims against Meta, but it may be a good idea to contact writers orgs in your country to organize a case.

Did you know that MIT grad, Nick Hague and Cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov also came back with Butch Willmore and Sunita WIlliams and were taken off the craft first? Bet you didn't. @cnn.com and @msnbc.com let's recognize all the NASA astronauts for their work. www.nasa.gov/blogs/spaces...

In October, I'll be working with author Jennifer Swanson and editor Eileen Robinson to teach a course on writing nonfiction for @highlightsfound.bsky.social It will be virtual. Highlights is how I got my start in the industry. Come join us: www.highlightsfoundation.org/workshop/int...

Go in and print out your records/history just in case. www.huffpost.com/entry/social...

The Get-Together - a book about a Black family reunion was featured on PBS Learning Media..This video asks the readers to predict things as she is reading. This month, make sure readers are flooded with books about joy. mass.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/121...

Unfortunately this is where we are… stocks.apple.com/AX4KFgMzCSni...

Several years ago I posted that for every book of oppression we give a kid we need to give them 20 books of joy. Then Reycraft published my story about a family reunion that goes off the rails. Join the Johnson family in ‘The Get Together.' Buy→ hubs.ly/Q0348KKL0

When you aren't allowed to run for President you just buy one, right?

It’s -7 degrees. I can’t even…..😱

ICE is planning immigration raids starting Tuesday. Please amplify.

Taking the week off Meta. Mark Z owns Facebook, Messenger, Instagram, WhatsApp and who knows what else.

Start tracking and keeping copies of your loans: www.forbes.com/sites/adammi...

New Hampshire's governor Chris Sununu decided to pull his nominee for State Librarian. Why? Because she opposed book bans. America in 2024. Your librarian cannot even do their goddamn job. www.nhpr.org/nh-news/2024...

This Saturday, in the Boston area, come join us for a Black Children’s Book Festival at Roxbury Library from 12-5pm. Fun, books, giveaways. www.blackcreativeschildrensbookfair.com

I saw the video and couldn’t stop laughing at what people will do to cheat insurance. 😱

posting the julia roberts ad so everyone can refer to it here and not over there

Why DeJoy continues in his post given his problems with the previous election. It included dismantling NEW sorting machines at USPS without giving a reason. Local Postmasters tried to put them back in use but critical parts were missing. How is he still Postmaster General four years later?

"The idea that some communities — usually those that were either too poor or too melanated, too rural or too coastal, too undesirable — needed to be sacrificed for the greater good, or to provide some intrinsic value to society, continues to this day." thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/why-marginal...

Such a great talk with Nzingha Nommo, owner of Afriware Books (indie bookseller): spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/EbuFenyyzIb

To help support Locus Magazine, SFWA (Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association) will provide matching funds up to a total of $10,000 for donations made in this final week of fundraising. Please donate if you can. www.indiegogo.com/projects/loc...

"Panasonic has turned down a second multi-million dollar deal to open a battery plant in Oklahoma. This marks the third company to stray away from the state, as lawmakers work to figure out why Oklahoma can’t land these large deals." Weird. Such a mystery. www.news9.com/story/658632...

The last sentence says everything about my philosophy on parenting (and writing books for kids): www.thecut.com/2023/09/do-k...

With all the discussion of AI and its use/misuse, you might find my exchange with author Darcy Pattison interesting. The copyright office is now flagging "suspect" AI for review: fromthemixedupfiles.com/stem-tuesday...

Exactly this.

Middle grade authors, do you have a new book coming out soon? Please be sure to let me know, so I can add your work to the @MGBookVillage Release Date Calendar! mgbookvillage.org

An update on a messy but important case: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/92971-publishers-internet-archive-submit-proposed-judgment-in-copyright-case.html