"It's a penetrating and persuasive take on why viewers continue to be enthralled." @taranarmstrong.bsky.social takes you Behind the Mirror: Inside the World of Big Brother #BB27 #RHAP

Book Review: The King’s Messenger by Susanna Kearsley Title: The King's MessengerAuthor: Susanna KearsleyPublisher: Sourcebooks LandmarkPublication date: March 4, 2025Length: 352 pagesGenre: Historical fictionSource: PurchasedRating: ★★★★★ For fans of Diana Gabaldon and Philippa Gregory, courtly…

Any day we can celebrate Edgar Award winning author @sularigentill.bsky.social who is now on tour for her latest book Five Found Dead @poisonedpenbooks.bsky.social !!

So so so excited to be publishing The Academy. I can talk about this for days!! Check this out for any boy reluctant readers who like 1) soccer 2) pizza or 3) video games

“We didn't go looking for this content — it came to us. And it revealed a striking pattern: right-wing views on gender and identity are digitally intertwined with MAGA politics.” www.axios.com/2025/06/21/m...

Bookcon is back!! #booksky www.usatoday.com/story/entert...

This Laura Bates video for the UK release of New Age of Sexism is so incredibly powerful. These are the conversations we need to be having. www.tiktok.com/t/ZTjH2N9Dc/

Since I administered the WH emoluments rules, let me explain why this is forbidden Trump expressed interest in it before it was offered He is going to use & benefit from it a while in office And he's going to keep using it after he leaves! Functionally, it's a gift to him & so it's illegal

NY/NJ! @chelseaconradt.bsky.social will be speaking with @rachelharrison.bsky.social about Chelsea’s thriller debut, The Farm, on June 17! I’ll be there.

Yesterday, Trump fired the head of the U.S. #Copyright Office…”after Perlmutter and her office issued part three of a lengthy report about artificial intelligence and expressed some concerns and questions about the usage of copyrighted materials by AI technology.” www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/tru...

Friday US Copyright Office issued its 3rd report on #AI addressing training + fair use. Report is pre-publication though they say that it will be issued shortly and “without substantive changes.” review below links to the report: chatgptiseatingtheworld.com/2025/05/10/u... #copyrightlaw #Booksky

Had the opportunity to work with Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden on a number of initiatives. She was (and is) truly gifted. She did a tremendous amount of good for our nation. She was fired abruptly yesterday. #ThankyouCarla #libraries #Booksky

BREAKING: President Trump just fired our nation's Librarian. My statement here:

that’s what I’ve been thinking about too. the funding cuts to the sciences and medicine bankrupt the future of our innovation engine.

🚨 Today, a federal court granted a temporary restraining order to halt the administration’s dismantling of IMLS—a direct result of the lawsuit filed by ALA and @afscme.bsky.social. www.ala.org/news/2025/05... #ForOurLibraries #FundLibraries

Loads of ❤️ to @sularigentill.bsky.social who has just won #edgar2025 for her wonderful book The Mystery Writer!! 🎉 Huge congratulations 🎉 Poisoned Pen Press @sourcebooks.bsky.social

@katarinabivald.bsky.social !!! It’s an #edgar2025 for The Murders in Great Diddling!! 🎉Huge congratulations 🎉 @poisonedpenbooks.bsky.social

So thrilled for Natalie (and @sourcebooksfire.bsky.social) Best Young Adult novel #edgars2025 !!!

Tonight. #poets #writers #publishers all together here in #chicago to celebrate the excellence in fiction by women and non-binary writers in Canada and the US. Carol Shields said: “I’m interested in writing away the invisibility of women’s lives” @carolshieldsprize.bsky.social #excited

NEW: ALA was in court today for the first hearing in ALA v. Sonderling, our lawsuit aimed at halting the dismantling of the Institute of Museum & Library Services. We urge the court to immediately enjoin the Administration from further damaging America's libraries. Learn more: ala.org/IMLS-lawsuit

if i counted correctly 5 women

Known as ALA v. Sonderling, the case is an effort by the ALA and AFSCME to restore the IMLS, bring back its furloughed employees, and ensure that contractually agreed-upon grants to states and other recipients are disbursed. #booksky #libraries www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...

Stock up now! It takes 25 days for shipping containers to arrive in LA from China; 35 days to NY No importer is accepting goods with a 145% tariff. They know it may be rescinded tomorrow Stores (and Amazon) typically keep a 30-50 day inventory We have not felt the impact yet.

Loved Indie Bookstore Day at @bookpeople.bsky.social Loads of folks and yes, a picture book read-aloud complete with music! #booksky 📚

We've been asked this a few times & now have an answer! If you're in publishing, but not author you can join Publishing Professionals Against Book Bans! The group is still in development but you can sign up here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

“Indeed, it may be helpful to reframe the headline here as “Trump administration seeks to shutter over 3,000 child care programs,” and then to consider just how absurd such an action would be.” @fastcompany.com #HeadStart www.fastcompany.com/91320429/how...

"Lower courts have ruled against the parents. 'There’s no evidence at present that the board’s decision not to permit opt-outs compels the parents or their children to change their religious beliefs or conduct...” Judge G. Steven Agee wrote for the majority..." www.nytimes.com/2025/04/21/u...

“As more than a dozen #lawsuits churn ahead, newly unsealed case files reveal the company’s stance: The pirated #books Meta used to train its #AI, including ones by Beverly Cleary, Jacqueline Woodson, and Andrew Sean Greer, are individually worthless.” #booktok www.vanityfair.com/news/story/m...

“Whether targeted for the books they carry, the events they host, the views they express, or their identities, independent booksellers have had to contend with all manner of harassment, threats, and attacks in recent years” @shelf-awareness.com #booksky www.shelf-awareness.com/theshelf/202...

The Librarians is a must-see documentary about the recent history of book banning in the US

Association of American Publishers (AAP) filed an amicus brief in support of the plaintiffs in a major AI class action suit against Meta. #AI #Booksky publishers.org/news/associa...

And it’s personal… “there’s a pattern that connects the attacks on funding of university-based research, the shakedowns of white-shoe law firms, the ongoing threats to non-MAGA media, the effort to control corporate HR policies” @edkilgore.bsky.social @intelligencer.com apple.news/AoBFdlajeTrq...

“intends to crush the power and authority of whole professions, to severely weaken, if not purge, a social class…the professional managerial class, or the PMC… lawyers, university administrators, professors, consultants, investment bankers, scientists, journalists” apple.news/A36SyVqk5T6i...

I know it’s the river site BUT I love the fact that #TheListofSuspiciousThings is number 1 most gifted in Mysteries. That means that people are buying it for/sending it to other people and as a writer I find that such a buzz 🤩 #booksky

“Most of these books are not about D.E.I.,” she said, referring to diversity, equity and inclusion. “They’re by or about L.G.B.T.Q.+ people, or Black people, or anyone who is not a white, cisgender, heterosexual man.” #navalacademy #bookbans #bookbanning #booksky www.nytimes.com/2025/04/11/u...

This #NationalLibraryWeek, when you donate $15 or more to the ALA Show Up for Our Libraries fund or your public library, you’ll receive an audiobook credit from Libro.fm! Details at: blog.libro.fm/libraryweek/ Thank you, @libro.fm!

The Secret Life of Librarians is a 2025 Webby Award nominee! This inspiring series from @carnegiecorp.bsky.social features #ILoveMyLibrarian honorees and shines a light on the real impact of librarians across the country. Vote now through April 17: vote.webbyawards.com/PublicVoting...

Y’all gotta go read books. There’s no way around it. Read books. Form your own opinions. LEARN THINGS. READ BOOKS WHILE LIBRARIES ARE STILL AROUND

Gen Z and Millennials: In ten years when we’re still without a cure and you’re caring for your parents, remember what he did.

“…the administration has shrunk much of the nation’s complex early-warning system for cyberattacks, a web through which tech firms work with the F.B.I. and intelligence agencies to protect the power grid, pipelines and telecommunications networks.” www.nytimes.com/2025/04/05/u...

👇 what she said 👇

In 2024, four women held four-star ranks in the military — the highest levels of the armed forces. Only 10 women have held the highest rank in their military branches in history. Now, there are none. Of the four women, two of them retired and two were ousted. bit.ly/4i1EWUO

Good day to remember that a US President has no inherent power over tariffs whatsoever. It’s not like war powers or pardons. It’s entirely delegated by Congress to deal with emergencies. GOP Congress cld modify that law tonight and bring this to a screeching halt.

Cory Booker will break the record for longest Senate floor speech at 7:19 PM EDT. Fewer than 2 hours from now. The record is held by Strom Thurmond, who was arguing for segregation. GO CORY, GO!

The Trump administration on Monday placed the staff of the Institute of Museum and Library Services on administrative leave, setting the stage for potentially ending the main source of federal support for the country’s museums and libraries. #booksky #libraries www.nytimes.com/2025/03/31/a...

This week, as the number of confirmed measles cases rose to 483, the CDC buried a report that would’ve stressed the importance of getting vaccinated. The move was “not normal at all,” one agency staff member said. By @sheinvestigates.bsky.social