Janet

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Congress is voting to defund public radio, putting your safety at risk. Public radio is one of the most reliable sources of emergency alerts across the country – reaching communities that may have no other alternative. Take action now at goACPR.org #SavePublicRadio

tiny joys! that moment when I realize that I’m in a bookstore and I probably won’t have a chance to come back to a bookstore for at least three or four months. #TimeToAddToTheCollection

The vegan gourmet, by Susan GEISKOPF – HADLER and Mindy TOOMAY

hit our 1st yard sale of the spring season yesterday afternoon -a ton of cookbooks, including this gem that I’m really enjoying

a few spring pics

pretty! such delicate work!

This is Mike Guzman, Contract Specialist at Penguin Random House. Penguin Random House is looking for new book titles to be published this year. We are the second-largest consumer book publisher in the world. Headquartered in New York, we have publishing operations in 17 countries. With two hundred years of history and more than 120 branded imprints around the world. At Penguin Random House, authors and their work are the center of everything we do. We are proud to provide authors with unprecedented editorial excellence, marketing reach, long-standing connections with booksellers, and industry-leading insight into reader and consumer behavior. Consistently at the forefront of innovation and technological advancement, Penguin Random House also uses digital technology to create unique reading experiences and expand the reach of our authors. I am reaching out to you to let you know that we received a preliminary endorsement of your book, [redacted] from a literary agent named Pamela Morrison, and we are pleased to accept the submission. Before we can proceed with the acquisition process, we kindly request your assistance in processing a Separation of Book Rights Order to ensure that the rights of your work are properly assigned. As we move forward with the potential publication of your book, it is essential for both parties to have a clear understanding of the ownership and rights associated with the work. The Separation of Book Rights Order will formalize the transfer of rights to our publishing company, outlining the terms and conditions of the agreement in a legally binding document. This step is necessary to protect the interests of both yourself as the author and our publishing company, ensuring that the rights to your creative work are secured and that all parties involved are in agreement regarding the terms of the acquisition. Once the Separation of Book Rights Order has been processed, we can proceed with the acquisition process and work towards bringi…

Scam "literary agency" Envision Literary Agency is impersonating Penguin Random House with fake publishing offers, via the email below, using the fake email address acquisitions@penguinrandomhouse-prh.com 🧵1/8

Generative AI and Copyrightability: Report From the US Copyright Office - Writer Beware In 2023, the US Copyright Office launched an initiative to examine the legal and policy implications for copyright of generative AI (GAI). Incorporating comments from the public, the resulting report ...

New Writer Beware blog post: A look at what the US Copyright Office has determined is copyrightable for creators who use generative AI in their work writerbeware.blog/2025/04/04/g...

Is the goal of AI to take away my power to make decisions?

seen today the wild pun mug

"I don't want a Disney vacation of our history! I don't a whitewashed history, I don't want a homogenized history. Tell me the wretched truth about America, because that speaks to our greatness" -- 20 hours into his speech, Cory Booker is spitting absolute 🔥

InCoAlMo 2025, by KC2 4 track album

Music drop! Thanks KC! Another month of music making, another great group of artists who pushed themselves to their limits to create. kc2dpt.bandcamp.com/album/incoal...

ALA statement on White House assault on the Institute of Museum and Library Services An executive order issued by the Trump administration on Friday night, March 14, calls for the elimination of the Institute of Museum and Library Services, the nation’s only federal agency for America...

American Library Association statement on White House assault on the Institute of Museum and Library Services:

www.ala.org/news/2025/03...

Live: Speaking on Trump, Musk, and America’s Moral Moment on the Senate Floor | Senator Cory Booker YouTube video by Senator Cory Booker

Cory Booker just lit up the Senate floor with a marathon protest speech against Trump’s actions, vowing to speak “as long as I am physically able.”
This isn’t a filibuster—it’s a righteous stand for democracy in a time of crisis.
Keep going, Senator. 🔥🔥🔥

Watch here
www.youtube.com/live/v2utlMx...

We Need Diverse Books Day — We Need Diverse Books Join us virtually to commemorate the very first We Need Diverse Books Day on April 3, 2025! This holiday was created to highlight the importance of reading books that reflect our beautifully diverse world.

www.diversebooks.org/celebrate-we...

5 Calls Spend 5 minutes. Make 5 calls. Make your voice heard.

I just called my reps with @5calls.org, you should too: 5calls.org

did you make your five calls today? I did. 5calls.org

Just a quick reminder. Feeling helpless? 5calls.org

writing at the library today. I believe in public libraries!

March - let's try to finish a full story in a month! It's not na-no-wri-mo...it's #incoalmo. chapter two is up. janetbess.substack.com/p/incoalmo-s...

and that’s the end. all of it is now available online, free to read for now. janetbess.substack.com

Source: galleryz.online/i-stand-fo-1...

Library Board Recommends Butcher as Director Amid Ongoing BookLooks Controversy Jill Butcher has been recommended as the new director of the Warren County Library, pending county commission approval. After an executive session, the library commission unanimously voted Tuesday, Fe...

Local coverage of the censorship attempts and corruption in our local public library system. #FreedomToRead ridgeviewecho.com/2025/02/28/l...

Library Board Recommends Butcher as Director Amid Ongoing BookLooks Controversy Jill Butcher has been recommended as the new director of the Warren County Library, pending county commission approval. After an executive session, the library commission unanimously voted Tuesday, Fe...

local library faces book banning practices ridgeviewecho.com/2025/02/28/l...

Janet Bess on Substack that's not what The Matrix was about people are batteries, we try to connect the positives to the negatives the cells trapped us why do we want to be outside of the machine? because it's lonely...

#incoalmo day 1 poetry post. substack.com/@veganjanet/...

Janet’s Substack | Janet Bess | Substack My personal Substack for sharing my stories. Sometimes chapters from my novel, other times I'll post my short (flash) fiction. Posts weekly. Click to read Janet’s Substack, by Janet Bess, a Substack p...

Live now, family fighting! Drama! Uh... college professors with silk shirts unbuttoned! And...And...anyone remember the late 1980s???? Let it rock, a Gen-X Novel. Read now. janetbess.substack.com

my #gencon housing time sucks. that is all. Yes, i'm still going and yes i appreciate the opportunity i have to do what i love. Doesn't mean i'm happy about it.

NFL will remove ‘End Racism’ from the end zones ahead of Super Bowl The NFL will remove the words “End Racism” from the end zones at Caesars Superdome in New Orleans ahead of the Super Bowl on Sunday, the NFL confirmed to NBC News.

Just leaving this here for you to read and think about. sports.yahoo.com/nfl-remove-e...

I stand with the trans community. Pass it along.

Let it rock Chapter 33 - On The Chase

Posted two chapters today. Check it out! open.substack.com/pub/janetbes...