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(group member since Jun 17, 2010)
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from the Q&A with Josh Lanyon group.
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Loretta wrote: "Josh wrote: "After this year's GRL, I don't plan on doing any more conferences.With ONE exception:
https://www.rainbowreaderscruise.com/
LB Gregg and I already booked."
I'm booked, too! All my..."
Oh yay!!!!
Jordan wrote: "Oh yeah, book banning hasn’t slowed down at all in recent years. It’s just picking up steam. In fact, my library just joined Brooklyn Public Library and Seattle Public Library offering eBooks to yo..."Oh for God's sake. With all the actual problems in the world, you'd think people would be busy with something besides punishing people for daring to encourage children to explore different ideas and experiences.
SamSpayedPI wrote: "Josh wrote: "I have a bad habit of falling asleep and waking up five chapters later--just in time to hear a major spoiler."IKR
I did this a couple of months ago with [book:There's a (Slight) Ch..."
:-D :-D :-D
Antonella wrote: "I'm shocked at what's happening in Israel/Palestina, and even more shocked at the comments and reactions. On one side people seeing only the violence of Hamas against Israeli civilians and condon..."
It's horrifying, yes. I don't see how this ends in anything but disastrous pain and suffering for all.
But I completely agree. Attacking civilians on either side is NOT okay. No matter how much you desire revenge. Retaliating by harming innocent people is never the right answer.
Karen wrote: "I just found that you can make the hundred thousand messages to be read go away... if you scan through every page that you "haven't" read. I did this with one of the shorter topics to test it, but ..."This is the exact same thought process I went through this weekend. I had it all figured out, but I couldn't get the Rumor thread to cooperate. It's very weird.
Antonella wrote: "Josh wrote: "4 - Running water...."I'm sorry about your water situation! Running water is quite important. Apparently the situation with handworkers in the USA is like in Italy ;-): I hear horror..."
The pool is quite a lifesaver, to be honest, as far as flushing toilets and washing dishes and so forth. It's not ideal, but I hate to think what last week would have been like without it. And, it's looking like it will be the same situation this coming week. So I'm trying to stay focused on our good luck in having the pool rather than our bad luck in having deteriorating pipes.
Who, if anyone, is headed for GRL this month?
From June's Publisher's Weekly: a different take on the effects of AI in publishing: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/b...
Meant to post this earlier -- the book biz remains a tough way to earn a living for most: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/b...
Jordan wrote: "Here's a Time article about the book banning boom going on: https://time.com/6117685/book-bans-sc..."Jordan, I stumbled across this earlier post while I was trying to figure out why two of the discussion threads still show so many unread posts.
I keep thinking this book-banning mania just started up again this year. This is a timely reminder this kind of thinking (or rather non-thinking) is always happening. It's just, bafflingly, starting to pick up more steam again.
Trio wrote: "Josh wrote: "The audio is an excellent suggestion. I'm too tired to read at night lately, but I could probably listen for a bit. I just bought it, so we'll see!"good luck! Just don't fall asleep ..."
Yes. I have a bad habit of falling asleep and waking up five chapters later--just in time to hear a major spoiler.
Karen wrote: "SamSpayedPI wrote: "Karen wrote: "Candidates for an October BOM?"Terror by Moonlight by Hank Edwards maybe? I know nothing about it except that it seems sufficien..."
Armenia/Paris? That's a very interesting combo!
Jordan wrote: "I do occasionally dream of favorite characters, but only one dream where Greg from CSI was a merman captured by the government is one I remember. It had such vivid detail I eventually wrote a fic a..."!? and people say TV writers are devoid of imagination! ;-D
Byron wrote: ""Why would anyone by frozen mini quiches?"..."Pierce doesn't know it, but they are one of life's guilty pleasures. ;-D
Melissa wrote: "I finished read 10 Things That Never Happened yesterday and really enjoyed it. I hope the audio becomes available at the library - I bet it's brilliant. It was a really fun story and yes, at times it was downright silly, but it was good, carefree fun, and I do recommend.."These are the times for good, carefree silliness. I found myself slipping into the obsessively-news-watching state again last week. Between the slab leak in the kitchen and the slab leak in the universe, it's a lot to deal with.
Melissa wrote: "Josh wrote: "Melissa wrote: "I'm currently re-watching Supernatural. That Jensen Ackles is sure nice to look at, lol.I finished watching The Vampire Diaries, the Originals, and Legacies, and I've..."
It's been such a long time since I was last in DC! But what a cool town. I'd love to go back one day.
Antonella wrote: "Sometimes I feel I'm perennially behind...Did you know that Maria Popova's «Brain Pickings» is now themarginalian.org?
Her last post is: «Ursula K. Le Guin on Change, Menopause as Rebirth, and ..."
No, but I do love the name change!
Melissa wrote: "Josh wrote: "Melissa wrote: "I'm currently re-watching Supernatural. That Jensen Ackles is sure nice to look at, lol.I finished watching The Vampire Diaries, the Originals, and Legacies, and I've..."
Tough topics, and honestly, I wasn't sure it would be possible to turn that all into comedy, but it's probably his best comedy special yet.
After this year's GRL, I don't plan on doing any more conferences.With ONE exception:
https://www.rainbowreaderscruise.com/
LB Gregg and I already booked.
