Thanks to all who expressed such affection for and interest in Amherst Books, now for sale.
For those of considering making an offer, I found the asking price: $400,000
Amherst Books (Amherst, MA) For Sale - New England Independent Booksellers Association
www.newenglandbooks....
We live in capitalism. Its power seems inescapable. So did the divine right of kings. Any human power can be resisted and changed by human beings. Resistance and change often begin in art, and very often in our art, the art of words.
-Ursula K. Le Guin
The FCC just opened public comments on SpaceX's plan to launch a million satellites to do AI compute in space. Under the current proposal, an environmental review won't be required. Please consider submitting a public comment to oppose this damaging plan.
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The program allows authors to verify that their books are written completely by a human and not generated by software, and then gives them a trademarked seal to signal that the book is human authored.
The Met Introduces High-Definition 3D Scans of Dozens of Art Historical Objects, including Egyptian temples, Greek oil flasks, van Gogh paintings, and cuneiform tablets. [thisiscolossal.com]
@bethkephart.bsky.social always beats me to the post! I am so incredibly happy that Tomorrow Will Bring Sunday's News is a finalist for this award. A huge thank you to #ForewordReviews. Brava, dear Beth!
On my drive this morning, I passed an old American Legion post that had a little dropbox out front, rusted at the edges, the paint all flecking off, with the words DISPOSE FLAGS HERE stenciled in large print.
Throwing that out there for anyone writing a screenplay about this moment.
Lovely.
Let's try this again 👋
Hi Bluesky - I'm Massachusetts' Attorney General. You might know me from suing President Trump nearly 50 times, beating Uber and Lyft in court, or being the first woman of color elected to statewide office in MA.
I officially left X today - help me find my MA people?
The study points to using libraries and visiting museums as bringing these enormous brain health benefits ... who would have thought? Well, librarians and museum folk for a start ... www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
Four state-level right to read bills are on deck right now. Here's what they are, why one of them is not being actively endorsed, and how you can get involved.
The teen letters here are outstanding, too.
That, plus a deeply frustrating roundup of book censorship news: bookriot.com/freedom-to-r...
Mackenzie Scott will not save the Washington Post. It's done. A billionaire murdered it and billionaires will not save us.
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Who would take this job?
OPINION: "George Washington's home in Philadelphia stood on hallowed ground where the ideals of liberty were articulated alongside the daily practice of human bondage." — Jim Downs
Your Libby rental was free for you, but did you know it cost the D.C. Public Library $59.99?
The e-book boom (and a complicated pricing model from publishers) has left library systems strapped for cash. But D.C. lawmakers have a plan to fight back. 51st.news/ebooks-are-e...
Philly friends, read this please.
Thank you for this.
Job, volunteer, and intern positions are currently open at lit mags, indie presses, and other literary orgs! Visit our Jobs with Publishers page for details on each opening: www.clmp.org/programs-opp...
Send some Mainers a little something to sustain them if you can.
Thank you for your work.
Dreamhaven not Dream Haven. Sorry.
Let’s all buy books from Dream Haven Bookstore today.
Statement from Michael and Susan Pretti Parents of Alex Jeffrey Pretti “We are heartbroken but also very angry. Alex was a kindhearted soul who cared deeply for his family and friends and also the American veterans whom he cared for as an ICU nurse at the Minneapolis VA hospital. Alex wanted to make a difference in this world. Unfortunately, he will not be with us to see his impact. I do not throw around the ‘hero’ term lightly. However, his last thought and act was to protect a woman. The sickening lies told about our son by the administration are reprehensible and disgusting. Alex is clearly not holding a gun when attacked by Trump’s murdering and cowardly ICE thugs. He had his phone in his right hand and his empty left hand is raised above his head while trying to protect the woman ICE just pushed down, all while being pepper sprayed. Please get the truth out about our son. He was a good man. Thank you.
Kare 11 local news just read, in full, this statement from Michael and Susan Pretti, the parents of Alex Pretti.
"Please get the truth out about our son."
Disgusting vultures
Someone with a storefront on Market St. offered exactly this in the middle of the night. By the time the 250th celebration (such as it is) gets going, there may be flyers on this history to hand out to tourists crossing Independence Mall. People here are outraged and are offering up great ideas.
Here’s a way to support or discover the work of some of the best small presses in this country.
Ayanna Pressley with a powerful speech pointing out that the Black custodians cleaning up the mess made by the January 6th white supremacist mob was the most patriotic act of the day, their hard work making it possible for her and other legislators to return to certify the results of the election.
