Romance is not my cup of tea (because I’m ace and demiromantic and i just don’t vibe with most of it) but I still know it takes some serious writing chops to write good romance. I wish more people would realize there’s a difference between “bad” and “not my cup of tea.”

Did anyone else not know about this bipartisan letter????? I mean, usually when I say bipartisan, I’m talking about like one republican joining Democrats, but this is significantly more

Not a historian but like to research. The AI might summarize what I'm looking for, but it doesn't find what I'm *not* looking for. The book on the shelf next to the one I wanted. The insight in chapter 6 based on the quote I needed from chapter 4.

I’m embarrassed for these people. I was at a writing retreat this summer that suggested we use genai for ideation. They told academics to use a plagiarism machine for ideas. If you are doing this, do us all a favor and leave the field. If you have no more ideas, you shouldn’t be an academic.

Vigil in London for Palestinian prisoners held in Israel https://aje.io/krimvr

Also, again, a reminder that "AI" is such a broad and useless marketing term that it's almost entirely useless. I can't say I will never use "AI" because it covers so much programming ground, including ground previously not under its umbrella. I can say what creative things I won't use it *for.*

In case you have never seen this.

Day 10 of #LibFaves25 is PROJECT MIND CONTROL by John Lisle. It’s about the terrible and reckless experiments done by the CIA to manipulate people’s behavior in the name of national security. Chilling narrative nonfiction @macmillanlib.bsky.social

It's simple — @propublica.org workers should not be replaced by artificial intelligence. Our contract proposal specifically says that generative artificial intelligence ("GAI") should not be used to replace employees. Management struck out this entire section in their response to our proposal.

I swear to fucking god mozilla, *everyone hates this idea*. Do NOT succumb to The Fear & the Monetization Disease. You don't need to have a "modern AI browser", at all, ever. You need to be th comany that respects user privacy, meaningful consent, & choice; the one w/ The Browser That Fucking Works

For the 9th day of #LibFaves25 I give you I WOULD DEFINE THE SUN: POEMS by Stephanie Niu (Vanderbilt University Press). A stunning debut collection. #BookSky

If you are managing people (e.g. PI, HoD, etc) the best thing you can do at this time of year is actively help your people let go of false end of the calendar year urgency. Can that wait until January? Say so. Out loud. They can decide what to do but relieve the pressure to do it because of you

My Day 8 pick for #LibFaves25 is THERE IS NO PLACE FOR US by Brian Goldstone which makes the saying that the average person is way closer to being homeless than a becoming a billionaire more concrete. A sort of sequel to EVICTED by Matthew Desmond. #BookSky @prhlibrary.bsky.social

This is why I like efforts like NPR’s Books We Love and #LibFaves25 because they lead me to discover less publicized titles.

Day 7 #LibFaves25 is a poetry collection: END OF EMPIRE by Marissa Davis—intense, beautiful, cutting. @prhlibrary.bsky.social #BookSky

My Day 6 #LibFaves25 is TOO SOON by Betty Shamieh because the narrator’s voice is so sure and funny. @simonandschuster.bsky.social #BookSky

Each semester I go in my classroom and I try to figure out what we would use to block the doors, if it would be safe to crawl out the windows, where we could hide if there was a mass shooter in campus. It’s such an indictment of this country how we have normalized these preventable tragedies.

My #LibFaves25 Day 5 pick is THE DREAM HOTEL by Laila Lalami even though it was one of the most stressful reads of the year with a plausible too-near future dystopian scenario. #BookSky @prhlibrary.bsky.social

This is your annual reminder that if you are in the US and have FSA funds that you won't use, Menstrual products are covered by FSA funds and can be donated to food pantries and shelters.

Oprah Pursues Dr. Phil On Ship Through Arctic https://theonion.com/oprah-pursues-dr-phil-on-ship-through-arctic/

RETURN HOME x The Sameer Project chuffed.org/project/1491...

Day 4 of #LibFaves25 was worth staying up past 12am to finish—THE WILDERNESS by Angela Flournoy follows a group of Black women from their 20s to their 40s as they move homes, change jobs, and find new partners. Their friendship is the constant through it all. #BookSky @librarylovefest.bsky.social

My Day 3 #LibFaves25 pick is SKY DADDY by Kate Folk because the author managed to carry out an absurd premise—a woman in love with airplanes—with humor and surprising tenderness. @prhlibrary.bsky.social

The other two books @noethematt.bsky.social mentioned as essentials are on my bookshelf so I perked up when he mentioned this one.

I missed Day 1 of #LibFaves25 but it would be ONE DAY EVERYONE WILL HAVE ALWAYS BEEN AGAINST THIS by Omar El Akkad. It’s rare that I’ll reread a book and this is the only one I read twice this year. And I want to read it again. #BookSky @prhlibrary.bsky.social

My #LibFaves25 for Day 2 is UNFIT PARENT by Jessica Slice. It’s about how the needs and creativity of disabled parents are often dismissed. #BookSky @prhlibrary.bsky.social

Library folks! Starting today (12/8) count down your 10 favorite books published in 2025, 1 per day, through 12/17. TITLE in caps, tag #LibFaves25! I’ll be the tally taker today and I’ve got an awesome crew to help me out the other days. At the end, we’ll share the top titles and full list. 📚🩷

Wow: Lemkin Institute for Genocide Prevention (named for Holocaust survivor Raphael Lemkin, who coined term "genocide") calls Clinton's remarks "genocide denial." "Young people in the US are not stupid or gullible. They simply reject genocide – something the Secretary might consider doing as well."

Day 1 #LibFaves25 This was an odd year and I have *so many* books I want to suggest but I'm starting with one of my earliest 2025 reads: THE RIVER HAS ROOTS by Amal El-Mohtar. Murder ballads, Fae, and romance. @libraryreads.bsky.social Pick!

Supporting people's capacity for joy and connection is important work. One little thing at a time. Your delight is not frivolous.

✨WE ARE LIVE!✨ Almost 400 amazing items are available to help #KidLit4Ceasefire families survive the genocide in Gaza! 322 still without bids: www.32auctions.com/organization...

Sharing some good news: I got a call yesterday with reassuring pathology: uterine biopsy non-malignant. I will proceed with surgery (given my risks). Bottom line: Seek medical care for post-menopausal vaginal bleeding. It is endometrial cancer until proven otherwise, the most common gyne cancer.

Appalling and the world just sits by. Shame on them. Guy www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/8/...

Remember when the UK govt said Rafah was a red line and Israel flattened it and we did nothing? Hind Khoudary reports that Israel plans to do the same to Gaza City as it did to Rafah.

It's Fri-YAY and also the 15th of the month which means time for LibraryReads announcements! Here is our Top 10 for September 2025. As always, a handy printable list can be found at libraryreads.org.

Make space on your TBR list because here come the LibraryReads September 2025 Hall of Fame titles! These are new books by authors who have earned top votes at least three times or more from public library workers in the USA. Looking for a printable list? Check out libraryreads.org!

Next on the September 2025 LibraryReads Top 10 list is THE WILDERNESS: A NOVEL by Angela Flournoy! @librarylovefest.bsky.social

From Sept list, so happy to see THE SUMMER WAR by Naomi Novik- will definitely be recommending a lot. Perfect lil fantasy novella. For October, I'm rooting for FEMALE FANTASY by Iman Hariri-Kia: a romance/ satire romantasy that is bonkers and ridicously fun. @libraryreads.bsky.social

Have you seen the news?!? We have TWO LibraryReads picks for September including BREATHE IN, BLEED OUT by Brian McAuley and LAURYN HARPER FALLS APART by Shauna Robinson 🎉🎉 Thank you to everyone who voted!!

The Sameer Project has been doing crucial work to get food into Gaza. Gaza is facing mass, created starvation- people are dropping in the street from lack of food and water. Never again is now. Donate if you can and spread the ord. linktr.ee/thesameerpro...

The Cranberry Seeds, Leftover Meatloaf, The Junior Police Officers, Recyclables

Barely an hour ago, Palestinian journalist Anas Al-Sharif warned us all: “If this madness doesn’t end, Gaza will be reduced to ruins, its people’s voices silenced, their faces erased — and history will remember you as silent witnesses to a genocide you chose not to stop.” Israel just killed him.

Do you value your library? Trump just ordered the dismantling of the Institute of Museum and Library Services, the key source of federal support for libraries. Libraries are vital social infrastructure, the foundations of an open, democratic society. Gutting them means gutting our own communities.

Gerrymandering undermines the power of marginalized communities by manipulating district boundaries to weaken their collective voice. For Black, Latino, Indigenous, immigrant, low-income, and other disenfranchised groups, this often means remaining unheard in the places where decisions are made.

Columbia canceled my class on Race and Media. But I decided to teach it anyway. So I built a school, instead. 500+ students online and in person. My first independently operated course and lecture begins TONIGHT! WE MOVE!! karenattiah.substack.com/p/resistance...

I’m a librarian in a film. I wear rimmed eyeglasses, pearls, and an oversized wool cardigan. I read books at the front desk, shush people, and put books back on shelves. But at night, when I release my long hair out of its usual tight bun, RAWR!