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| Technology |
| Everything Apple Announced (September 2022): iPhone 14, Apple Watch Ultra, AirPods ProThe September 7 Apple event saw the release of four new iPhone models, plus an Apple Watch built to take a beating. #AppleEventwww.wired.com • Share |
| Important Items |
| Top state officials gear up for Supreme Court case that could end democracyA group representing chief justices from all 50 states filed a brief urging the Supreme Court to rule against North Carolina Republicans in Moore v. Harper, the case about independent state legislature theory.www.msnbc.com • Share |
| Oath Keepers members list includes military, law enforcement, politiciansRT @axios Hundreds of elected officials, military members and law enforcement officers appear on the membership lists of the far-right Oath Keepers militia, a new report published by the Anti-Defamation League shows.www.axios.com • Share |
| A Texas judge rules coverage of anti-HIV medicine violates religious freedomThe judge in Texas ruled that a requirement for businesses to provide health insurance that covers HIV-preventative drugs violates the religious freedom of some Christian employers.www.npr.org • Share |
| Texas Mass Shootings Up 62.5 Percent Since Permitless Carry BillJust over a year ago, Governor Greg Abbott signed a law making it legal for anyone in Texas over the age of 21 to openly carry a gun in public without a permit or license. Since then, the number of mass shootings has risen 62.5 percent.www.reformaustin.org • Share |
| Pregnant women held for months in one Alabama jail to protect fetuses from drugsSeveral pregnant women and new moms accused of exposing their fetuses to drugs have been held for weeks or months inside the Etowah County Detention Center under special bond conditions that require rehab and $10,000 cash.www.al.com • Share |
| Texas’ abortion laws caused excruciating delay for Houston woman’s pregnancy loss treatment, doctor saysA Houston woman whose fetus was expected to die was stuck in limbo for three days.www.houstonchronicle.com • Share |
| Reproductive Rights Are Under Attack. Climate Change Will Make It Worse.Just as the court has paved the way for states to deny essential reproductive health care, it has also cemented the country’s position as one of the biggest contributors to climate change in the world. The two cases are more connected than you may think.womensmediacenter.com • Share |
| World on brink of five ‘disastrous’ climate tipping points, study findsGiant ice sheets, ocean currents and permafrost regions may already have passed point of irreversible changewww.theguardian.com • Share |
| Amy Coney Barrett Has Ties to Right-Wing Group in LGBTQ+ Rights CaseThe Supreme Court justice will hear a case from a client represented by the anti-LGBTQ+ Alliance Defending Freedom, where Barrett has been part of a lecture program.news.yahoo.com • Share |
| GOP stuck with Pandora’s Box after Roe: Republicans run head first into the same-sex marriage trapThe Roe overturn illustrates the dangers when voters fail to understand that the Christian right runs the GOP. In Texas, the GOP platform declared homosexuality an “abnormal lifestyle choice.” “[The GOP’s] most dedicated and enthusiastic voters — the ones who show up for primaries, donate money, and volunteer — disproportionately come from a Christian nationalist base with radical right-wing views. They’re rigidly opposed not just to abortion, but contraception and reject the constitutional separation between church and state.”www.salon.com • Share |
| Technology |
| Roblox will have age tiers and ad billboardsRoblox announced sweeping changes to its all-ages gaming platform at the annual developer conference. Games will soon have age guidelines, and the company is significantly expanding its metaverse ads business, CEO David Baszucki says.www.theverge.com • Share |
| Publishing & Media |
| Spotify exec says the company will begin testing audiobooks ‘very soon’Spotify’s CEO says the company sees its foray into audiobooks as similar to its entrance into the podcasts market. He says they offer an enhanced UI for listening to podcasts and will do the same for audiobooks. #audiobookstechcrunch.com • Share |
| Scholastic Acquires Learning OvationsScholastic has bought Learning Ovations, the creator of literacy screening and assessment system A2i, for an undisclosed amount. The publisher will integrate Learning Ovations’ staff and technology into Scholastic Education Solutions’ literacy platform.lunch.publishersmarketplace.com • Share |
| Walmart Inspires New Reading Adventures with the Walmart Book ClubMT @HotSheetPub Walmart launches the Walmart Book Club. The book club will feature five titles for adults annually—one for each season and one Pick of the Year. The first title to be featured: Love on the Brain, a romance by Ali Hazelwood. #teamPRHcorporate.walmart.com • Share |
| A New App For Serializing BacklistThe team behind Korea’s Webtoon is preparing to launch a new serialized fiction app. Via @pubperspectivespublishingperspectives.com • Share |
| Not Sure What to Tweet? Check Out These 55 ExamplesHT @craicer Social Media Just for Writerssocialmediajustforwriters.com • Share |
| How to Get Published in Modern Love, McSweeney’s or Anywhere Else You WantVia @janefriedmanwww.janefriedman.com • Share |
| Prepare your author platform earlier than you thinkRegardless of the publishing path you choose, I encourage you to prepare your author platform for sharing your writing or publishing a book way before you think you need it. Like, years before.wegrowmedia.com • Share |
| The ‘build or buy’ decision for publishers is getting easierHT @bosacks In deciding whether to build or buy software, increased access to SaaS solutions has made the decision to buy easier and more affordable.trends.spiny.ai • Share |
| Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library Now Serves Over 10% of Children Under 5 in the U.S.#TeamPRHglobal.penguinrandomhouse.com • Share |
| R.O. Kwon’s Novel ‘The Incendiaries’ Being Developed As Limited Series By FilmNation; Lisa Randolph To Write, Kogonada Will Directdeadline.com • Share |
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| Censorship Attempts Will Have a Long-lasting Impact on School Library Collections, SLJ Survey ShowsIn the past year, school librarians have faced coordinated, hate-filled censorship campaigns that impact available books and collection development decisions. Here, they share their stories.www.slj.com • Share |
| SLJ Censorship Roundup 22 Titles Pulled from Missouri District Shelves to Comply with State Law. Also, a Virginia Beach Circuit Court judge dismissed a lawsuit that attempted to stop Barnes & Noble bookstores from selling Gender Queer by Maia Kobabe and A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas.www.slj.com • Share |
| Take Action & Defend Books: Suggestions from Experts!RT @FandomForward Hey #BookDefenders Learn how to effectively fight against #BookBans by checking out these suggestions from experts in the field including @NCACensorship @DiverseBooksand @PENAmericafandomforward.medium.com • Share |
| Teens Are Fighting Back Against LGBTQ Book BansAs right-wing groups push to remove books from schools and libraries, students across the country are getting organized. #FReadom #EdScarewww.vice.com • Share |
| What parents can do when schools ban booksRT @jonfreadom I cannot stress enough: book banners want to shift decision making about school libraries away from librarians, as experts, to the whims of politicians or small groups of parents. Other parents need to engage. Advice from @thatkristen @washingtonpostwww.washingtonpost.com • Share |
| Florida teacher’s ‘banned book drive’ becomes nonprofitAdam Tritt, a Florida high school teacher, is distributing books on a list of 41 banned titles, and others that might be challenged in the future.www.usatoday.com • Share |
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| United Against Book BansUnited Against Book Bans is a national initiative to empower readers everywhere to stand together in the fight against censorship. Join us. #UniteAgainstBookBansuniteagainstbookbans.org • Share |
| Why a bookshop is the perfect place for a meet-cuteBored of dating apps? Make like the movies and head to a bookshop for your next date via @PenguinUKBooks #teamPRHwww.penguin.co.uk • Share |
| Can A Song Criticize A Brand? Absolutely!Interesting case study on #freespeech and changing brand reactions from @StacyJGrossmanmailchi.mp • Share |
| When Teens Find Misinformation, These Teachers Are ReadyRT @PENamerica “Alarmed by the surge of #misinformation online, several educational groups representing more than 350,000 #teachers… created an alliance to better support those trying to teach media literacy.” @MediaLiteracyEd‘s membership is up over 100% in 5 years.www.nytimes.com • Share |
| The state of California will fund $25 million in local reporting fellowshipsRT @michellemanafy California budget includes $25 million worth of help for local news, which will be distributed via UC Berkeley’s Journalism Grad School. the fellowship program will award a $50,000 annual stipend to supplement salaries while they work in CA newsroomswww.niemanlab.org • Share |
| Resources & Opportunities |
| What is an Author Platform? How Every Writer Can Be A Powerful Partner In Their Own Success9/15 at 6pm ET. Speakers Regina Brooks, Jane Friedman, and Patsy Jones, moderated by Bridget Marmion. Free for WMG members, $15 for non-members.www.womensmediagroup.org • Share |
| WMG Members: Don’t miss your chance to Sign Up to Host a Small Group Social!You can host in your apartment/home, a restaurant, outdoors or indoors, or do it virtually. It’s the best way to meet other members!! The deadline to sign up as a host is September 16.docs.google.com • Share |
| Free Webinar – Breaking Bans: A Celebration of Challenged BooksMT @ALA_Booklist Celebrate the right to read and librarians’ role in providing access for all in our 9/21 webinar with @PRHLibraryfeat:@nhannahjones @reneewauthor @KCjohnsonwrites@KyleLukoffModerated by @iSchoolUI associate professor @ejmknox. #teamPRHala-events.zoom.us • Share |
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| PEN America Symposium Words on Fire: Writing, Freedom, and the Future9/12 4-7pm ET at the NY Historical Society.www.eventbrite.com • Share |
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| Go Big or Go Home – Choice Matters’ 50th Anniversary 9/15 6pm ET in ScarsdaleJoin Host Judy Gold.www.eventbrite.com • Share |
| Litquake: San Francisco’s Literary Festival 10/6-10/22@Litquake #Litquake2022www.litquake.org • Share |
| Free event: Opportunities in Advertising & Marketing 9/19 6:30 PM ETCenter for Communications event at @svatheatrewww.eventbrite.com • Share |
| Unfinished Live 2022 9/21-9/24 Virtual (free) and in-person in NYCAn Immersive Event Exploring the Collision of Technology, Art, Ideas, and Impact. Hosted by Baratunde Thurston. @byUnfinishedlive.unfinished.com • Share |
| #LatinxPitch – for kidLit 9/15A pitching event for all Latino/Latine/Latinx creators of young people’s literature ABOUT LatinxPitch for KidLit LatinxPitch is a kidlit pitching event for creators of children’s literature who belong to the Latinx community.latinxpitch.com • Share |
| Griffin Poetry PrizeHT @paulkbiba The Griffin Poetry Prize has created the largest international prize for a book of poetry: $100,000griffinpoetryprize.com • Share |
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| We Need Diverse Book MentorshipsMT @diversebooks Applications for 2023 WNDB Mentorships are OPEN! We’re offering 15 mentorships across 4 categories: Picture Book Text, Middle Grade, Young Adult, and Illustration. Work with one of these published creators for a full year!diversebooks.org • Share |
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| Duende-Word BIPOC Bookseller AwardsMT @wordisdiversity We’re thrilled to announce the BIPOC Bookseller Award with @duendedistrict & @Bookshop_Org! Nominate your fav #bookseller for their Activism, Innovation & Leadership until 9/19, 11:59 PM MT. Winners will be announced next month during #marginsbooksellingwww.thewordfordiversity.org • Share |
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| UK Design Publishing Inclusivity Mentor ProgramWe are proud to launch Design. Publishing. Inclusivity. as an impactful mentorship initiative for under-represented creatives and have assembled leading designers across the publishing industry as mentors. @dpi_orgwww.dpi.org.uk • Share |
| Tools to help fight cybermisogynyMT @womensmediacntr The online harassment of women, sometimes called cybersexism or cybermisogyny, is specifically gendered abuse targeted at women and girls online. If you’re being targeted, here are some resources at @WMCSpeechProj to support you.womensmediacenter.com • Share |
| Journalists Coping with Trauma Tip sheetRT @womenjournos Covering trauma tip sheet from @NaseemMiller#jawscamp2022 #trauma #journalists #womenjournos #newsroomsdocs.google.com • Share |
| Free school bags & supplies at NYPLRT @minjinlee11 NYC teachers, parents and students: While supplies last, the @nypl is giving away free school bags and supplies for students.www.nypl.org • Share |