Response to Ramaswamy’s Tweet
To Mr. Ramaswamy and Mr. Musk,
The Altnps Coalition strongly opposes your celebration of the Supreme Court’s decision in Loper Bright v. Raimondo. 1/6
03.12.2024 01:59 — 👍 2737 🔁 359 💬 26 📌 30
An Open Letter to Our Publishers
![With the election of the trump administration and its policies as embodied by Project 2025, we authors have deep concerns about how our publishers will be operating and how publishers will advocate for and protect authors. Trump's agenda explicitly calls for the criminalization of authors, teachers, librarians, and publishing professionals with the consequences including, "imprison[ment]," and being "classed as registered sex offenders" (pg 4 Project 2025)](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:5jnockxrg63tj4sh24j2y6br/bafkreifuobvu6qojz5fectj7ptbwrzp4t3mpvojwwcnapxprdhn7oc6c5a@jpeg)
With the election of the trump administration and its policies as embodied by Project 2025, we authors have deep concerns about how our publishers will be operating and how publishers will advocate for and protect authors. Trump's agenda explicitly calls for the criminalization of authors, teachers, librarians, and publishing professionals with the consequences including, "imprison[ment]," and being "classed as registered sex offenders" (pg 4 Project 2025)
For authors who are not citizens, this could also result in deportation. This promises to be a pro-censorship, pro-book-banning administration, and the successful implementation of its policies will require willing compliance of America's institutions, including its corporations.
The freedom to write is as important as the freedom to read. We have been heartened by many publishers' willingness to engage in legal and legislative pathways to fight book banning and want to be sure that you will double-down on your fight during this consequential time.
This past week AABB help open forums with authors from all genres and age levels to better understand author concerns and needs. While this may not be a complete list due to the rapid turnaround, we know we have a short time before January to prepare for what is to come and we want to this start this conversation sooner rather than later.
An Open Letter to our Publishers has been sent to over 90 Publishing CEOs this morning in response to the concerns of our members. 1/4
25.11.2024 17:57 — 👍 617 🔁 361 💬 6 📌 35
Beautiful misty winter morning here in Colorado, my kid is home from college, and I’m like…
25.11.2024 16:04 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Read that she once tried to steal someone’s dog, so dog lady seems right.
22.11.2024 14:28 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Wait. Is the new US Attorney General presumptive nominee a childless cat lady? Or a childless dog lady?
22.11.2024 14:25 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
“Set the mind walking” — out on the trails with the polar puppies
21.11.2024 14:39 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
The book that got away… This book proposal crossed my desk a few years back when I was an acquiring editor and I fell in love with it. Delighted to see that the book will be in the world soon! 👀♥️
#artmaking #creativity #storytelling #thecouragetocreate
20.11.2024 15:19 — 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
