Jon McGoran

Apart from anything else, I really wish football announcers would stop using the phrase "explosive runs."

Bastards

Baker & Taylor Prepares Plan to Shut Down At a town hall yesterday, B&T owner and CEO Aman Kochar announced that following the termination of the ReaderLink acquisition deal, he does not see a path to keep the library wholesaler in business.

Ugh! Bad news for libraries… And authors, readers, publishers…

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Yes! Nice to be out in it, right?

Treasury Department considers minting a $1 Trump coin The draft design of the coin, which was overseen by the Office of the U.S. Treasurer Brandon Beach, features Trump’s profile on one side of the coin.

Should be $3

Just saw this. Sorry! Such a great day. Hope you’re having fun!

COLLINGSWOOD BOOK FESTIVAL

It’s Collingswood Book Festival day! See you there!

It’s a bad look.

Caper vs. Heist? The debate continues, with @franwilde.bsky.social, @almakatsu.bsky.social & @jonathanmaberry.bsky.social, over at @crimereads.bsky.social!

Archives released too much of Mikie Sherrill's military record to ally of her opponent in N.J. governor's race The National Archives admitted a technician had erred in releasing Rep. Mikie Sherill's "entire record."

Bastards

Against a teal fabric background, a flatlaid copy of THE PRICE OF EVERYTHING by Jon McGoran. The white Solaris logo is in the bottom left corner.

“Gritty future-noir, a sci-fi novel with a thriller’s pacing...Highly recommended.” —@edashtonwriting.bsky.social , author of MICKEY7 - the book behind major motion picture MICKEY17

Out now, @jonmcgoran.bsky.social 's CliFi thriller THE PRICE OF EVERYTHING! geni.us/priceofe

This is what all our *currently* elected officials should be doing, and not nearly enough are.

We need people who are willing to stand up against fascism, not weak-willed appeasers. Good on you, @katmabu.bsky.social

Someone cleverly switched off the escalator in the UN building just to mess with Trump as soon as he arrived.

Pennsylvania Supreme Court Retention Race 2025 - ACLU of Pennsylvania Three State Supreme Court Justices are up for retention. These retention elections appear as a YES or NO question at the end of your ballot.

If you live in #Pennsylvania, it is important that you vote this November. 4, to keep the PA Supreme Court out of MAGA hands (which could be incredibly important in the next few elections, and the future of our country)

Fox News faces outrage for Brian Kilmeade "involuntary lethal injection" comment Fox News faces outrage for Brian Kilmeade "involuntary lethal injection" comment

😐

Brazil Keeps Telling Trump to Get Lost

“What is clear is that the White House’s campaign against Brazil did not stop Mr. Bolsonaro’s conviction, but it did hurt America’s image in the country and push its largest ally in the Western Hemisphere closer to China.”

Christmas Angel In this short Christmas horror story, a lonely old woman and a tiny young girl share a Christmas tradition and a terrible secret.

Pleased to announce that I have a little #horror #shortstory up on this cool story "archive," @horrificscribs.bsky.social. Check it out!

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Sure, it’s barely after Labor Day and not even close to Halloween, but here’s a little Christmas spirit for you, thanks to @horrificscribs.bsky.social!

As the El Faro Wreck Nears Ten Years Past, A New Masterpiece Emerges in Maeve McGoran's "Shipwreck: How a Captain, Company and Culture Sank The SS El Faro" - The Frump Report Think you know a lot about the SS El Faro? I sure do. I read three great books about the wreck, wrote a small one myself, attended the Marine Board

Another great review for #Shipwreck, the fantastic new podcast from @maevemcgoran.bsky.social on Audible!

A screenshot of Fandomwire's article on recent Scifi, this section is on THE PRICE OF EVERYTHING by Jon McGoran.

Fab shout out for @jonmcgoran.bsky.social 's THE PRICE OF EVERYTHING in @fandomwire.bsky.social 's round up of recent SciFi!

"A pacy story that is part JOHN WICK and part SNOW CRASH."

Full article: bit.ly/4naUfNR
Buy geni.us/priceofe

Authors, Publishers Await Answers as Anthropic Hearing Approaches New information has emerged in the class action lawsuit against AI company Anthropic which could limit the number of books included in the case—days before the hearing in which the details of a settle...

Distressing tidbit at the end of this article:
"Some publishers may have not have registered copyright for their books with the U.S. Copyright Office within three months of publication or before Anthropic began its downloading efforts—meaning those books would not be included in the settlement." 😳

Every Sci-fi Book to Read in September 2025 Ranked Least to Most Bleak From stalwart writers to newbies, several authors have taken to sci-fi in 2025 and have killed it so far with their unique view on the future.

Nice shout out for #ThePriceOfEverything from the very awesome @Fandomwire! And such great company to be in!
(Especially personal faves @edashtonwriting.bsky.social & #raynaylor!)
fandomwire.com/every-sci-fi...

#scifi #dystopian #cyberpunk #climatefiction

There’s a new world order in the Atlantic Ocean, and Hurricane Erin gave us a frightening peek | CNN When Hurricane Erin explosively intensified in the Atlantic, the alarming part wasn’t solely how dangerous it had become as a Category 5 monster: It was also just how typical such an ultra-rapid rate ...

Quick! Let’s gut the agencies responsible for tracking hurricanes!

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Scientist Warns That New Synthetic Lifeform Could Spell Doom for Humankind Scientists are already for research into synthetic "mirror" lifeforms to be banned outright in order to save humanity.

"Contaminated areas could become irreversibly uninhabitable, compromising our agriculture and natural world. Huge numbers of people, animals and plants could be wiped out, with some driven to extinction."

DHS moves to bar aid groups from serving undocumented immigrants Disaster-aid groups said the new contracts would make it harder for nonprofits to help the most vulnerable Americans in the aftermath of a disaster.

WTF is wrong with these people?

Cyberpunk Author Launches Main Tent — COLLINGSWOOD BOOK FESTIVAL His new science fiction thriller, The Price of Everything , ratchets up to a climate apocalypse, awash in corruption and political side effects.

Had great fun with this interview with Rich Renner from #CollingswoodBookFestival, which will take place Oct. 4!!
#Collingswood

Quick! Alert whichever White House aide is responsible for hiding the ketchup!!

The Unbelievable Scale of AI’s Pirated-Books Problem Meta pirated millions of books to train its AI. Search through them here.

Hey author pals!
If your books may have been pirated to feed Anthropic's AI, you have until tomorrow (8/15/2025) to join the lawsuit.
You can search your name or titles here:
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
And join the lawsuit here:
www.lieffcabraser.com/anthropic-au...