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Google Launches Personalized Gemini Storybook App to Industry Concern Earlier this month, Google launched the AI-powered Gemini Storybook, offering personalized stories with read-aloud narration as an option, prompting concern among creators and book publishing professi...

"More “frightening and dystopian,” she continued, is “the concurrence of its launch with a simultaneous national project to defund public education and ban books."
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Order on Motion for Summary Judgment – #129 in Penguin Random House LLC v. Gibson (M.D. Fla., 6:24-cv-01573) – CourtListener.com It is ORDERED and ADJUDGED that Plaintiffs' Motion for Summary Judgment (Doc. 107) is GRANTED. School Board Defendants' Motion for Summary Judgment (Doc. 108) is GRANTED in part and DENIED in part. State Defendants' Motion for Summary Judgment (Doc. 109) is GRANTED in part and DENIED in part. The Clerk is directed to enter judgment in favor of Plaintiffs and against Defendants as to Counts I, II, IV, V, and VII. The Clerk is directed to enter judgment in favor of Defendants and against Plaintiffs as to Counts III and VI. Thereafter, the Clerk is directed to close this case. Signed by Judge Carlos E. Mendoza on 8/13/2025. (ALL) (Entered: 08/13/2025)

Big win for intellectual freedom in Florida today!

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On AI, Art, and Writing - James Gunn's Ad Astra Molecules and Metaphor: Betsy James On Writing and Teaching Speculative Fiction On AI, Art, and Writing AI fiction: It’s here.

"What few seem to understand is that real writers and artists don’t do what they do for an end product but for the process." -Betsy James
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How Playing D&D Can Help You Beat Writer's Block Author Raj Sidhu explains three ways in which playing D&D helped him make a breakthrough in his own writing and publishing.

Like many people, D&D has brought me so much more than fun game nights! For example, it brought me my client Raj Sidhu, and now I bring him to you:
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TIME CHANGE: Too Big to Prosecute?: Examining the AI Industry’s Mass Ingestion of Copyrighted Works for AI Training | United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary

Kudos to Sen. Josh Hawley & the witnesses who testified during the July 16 SJC Crime Subctte hearing on #AI & #copyright for bringing to light so many crucial issues & articulating why scraping copyrighted works from the internet is not acceptable! www.judiciary.senate.gov/committee-ac...

"Kids of a certain age are extremely tenacious and determined individuals who are capable of a great deal more than us adults often give them credit for."-Raj Sidhu

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HAPPY PUB DAY TO THRASH FORCE!!!
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Want to get A BARISTA’S GUIDE TO LOVE & LARCENY before it releases? @fiercereads.bsky.social is giving away 50 copies on Goodreads!

The giveaway runs until August 11. Enter to win a galley of my YA cozy fantasy romance that will give you all the Speak Now feels!

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YouTube video by Comic Crusaders Comic Crusaders Podcast #593 - Raj SIdhu

From Pokemon and Cartoon Network to D&D and Authorhood - so fun to see my client, Raj Sidhu, share his origin story and so much more on the Comic Crusaders podcast! www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fc5n...

Our intellectual freedom is one of the key pillars of a free and just society. If you know any passionate teens (or adults) who are looking for resources on our to protect and fight for our right to read and access to information, look no further!
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Opinion | The Subversive Joy of BookTok Download a novel. Lose yourself in an absurdist plot — not because it’s noble, productive, or good for you, but simply because it’s fun.

Absolutely love this piece on the good side of BookTok and falling in love with reading again as an act of resistance www.nytimes.com/2025/06/10/o...

What Happens When We Treat Agents and Publishers as Genuine Partners | Jane Friedman If you write material outside your agent’s wheelhouse, don’t be afraid of making an unagented pitch. Each success is a win-win for both of you.

What Happens When We Treat Agents and Publishers as Genuine Partners
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If you loved NIGHTBITCH by @rachelyoder.bsky.social‬, then you're going to fall in love @carolinehagood.bsky.social‬'s upcoming speculative memoir GOBLIN MODE this September!

Make sure to preorder GOBLIN MODE today! buff.ly/VCyt99Q
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My favorite take in this article:
Romantasy isn’t going anywhere. “It’s always been beloved, even before we had a portmanteau for it,” Meltzer says. “But I think the same can be said of any trend. The trends follow the good books, not the other way around.”
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What Do Publishers Do? - A Q&A with Editor Adam al-Sirgany Event in Rockford, IL by Maze Books and Adam Sirgany on Friday, May 2 2025

Don't miss out on watching @mazebooks.bsky.social's Q&A interview with @adamalsirgany.bsky.social on May 2nd starting at 7pm EDT! buff.ly/hiURJQc

Preorder Adam's upcoming novel MORE HELL from @whiskeytit.com right here! buff.ly/jOIOk9u

We're thrilled to share that registration is now open for AALA Members for the @peopleofpublishing.bsky.social. A limited number of early bird tickets are available.

Wednesday, September 17, 2025
New York Academy of Medicine
New York, NY

* Early Bird AALA Member ($129.00)
* AALA Member ($179.00)

An Advanced Reader Copy of THE GREAT WORK by Sheldon Costa.

#bookmail!! #booksky Look what ARC I just found in my PO Box! THE GREAT WORK by @sheldoncosta.bsky.social looks so so good - weird west vibes, alchemists, A GIANT SALAMANDER! So very up my alley - can’t wait to read it!

Book giveaway for Thrash Force by Raj Sidhu Apr 18-May 18, 2025 Enter to win one of 20 free copies available. Giveaway dates from Apr 18-May 18, 2025. Enter to win an ARC of Thrash Force, the hilarious new fantasy adv...

Enter the goodreads giveaway for Raj Sidhu's THRASH FORCE, which @justinmcelroy.bsky.social describes as "a thrilling adventure that empowers its audience. A reminder that those kids in the basement may just be preparing to save the world."
#ttrpg #kidlit #mglit
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Martin Scorsese to Adapt Marilynne Robinson’s ‘Home’ The Academy Award–winning director is set to helm the Pulitzer Prize–winning author’s 2008 novel as a feature film for Apple, starring Leonardo DiCaprio. Apple also plans to develop the other three no...

Martin Scorsese to Adapt Marilynne Robinson’s ‘Home’
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I had so much fun at AWP - even more so when I got to the @sfwp.bsky.social booth!

Martin Scorsese is Adapting Marilynne Robinson’s GILEAD Series Martin Scorsese and Todd Field are adapting Marilynne Robinson's Gilead series, starting with Home, which will star Leonardo DiCaprio.

Marilynne Robinson’s Gilead series is a favorite at Book Riot: we even named it one of the best book series of all time. Needless to say, there’s a lot of excitement around here for the news about an upcoming Martin Scorsese adaptation.

#booksky

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I'm working from my favorite coffee shop today and there is a couple sitting on the sofa across from me, taking turns reading chapters of Game of Thrones aloud to one another, and my heart is full.

2024 Lane Anderson Award: Q & A with winners L. E. Carmichael and Byron Eggenschwiler Promoting children's and YA books by Canadian authors and illustrators

A delightful lil Q&A with my client, Lindsey Carmichael, science writer extraordinaire and winner of the 2024 Lane Anderson Award (NBD!)
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This is relatable content.

One of the biggest tips I can give querying authors is not to be arrogant in your letters. The line between arrogance and confidence is very fine. And although confidence is a great thing, demonstrating that isn't required in a query letter either. All you need to aim for is professional and polite

Political Theory - YouTube Over the next 13 episodes, Ellie Anderson will introduce you to the perspectives of political thinkers past and present, and explore how political theories a...

A lot of us are wrestling with some big questions right now, and I'm no different! Been really enjoying this primer on political theory from Crash Course during my lunch breaks as I process through my thoughts, feelings, and blindspots:
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I literally wake up with this or The Wizard and I already playing in my head EVERY MORNING

Hello Writing Community! We are delighted to announce our First Official Bluesky *** #MSWL Day *** February 12, 2025. 🎉🎉🎉

Agents + editors can post what they ✨wish✨ they had in their inboxes; writers can find their next best fit for querying.

Learn more here: manuscriptwishlist.com/the-next-off...

Creators, don’t stop pitching queer content to editors, producers, etc. because you’re afraid it’s going to be stifled going forward. That just helps the bad guys. Don’t pre-censor yourself or the industry you’re in!