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Advocacy - The Authors Guild
Pillars of Our Mission Learn where we stand on core issues affecting writers. Copyright We are dedicated to preserving effective copyright protection so authors can make a living writing. Learn More F...
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Learn what we're doing about AI:
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Join us to stop book banning:
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Mark our words, everyone suffers when the cultural conversation is cut off like this.
It is a loss of shared cultural space—of our collective literary conversation.
It is a loss of shared cultural space—of our collective literary conversation.
February 5, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Mark our words, everyone suffers when the cultural conversation is cut off like this.
It is a loss of shared cultural space—of our collective literary conversation.
It is a loss of shared cultural space—of our collective literary conversation.
“John Irving once told me, as we chatted about journalists writing fiction, that IF a journalist is going to make a mistake in fiction, it will be that the journalist thinks that just because something happened in a story, it is enough.
It’s not.”
It’s not.”
When Facts Aren't Enough: Finding Truth Between Fiction and Reality
Award-winning journalist and bestselling novelist Bob Reiss breaks down the differences between storytelling in fiction and nonfiction.
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February 3, 2026 at 9:58 PM
“John Irving once told me, as we chatted about journalists writing fiction, that IF a journalist is going to make a mistake in fiction, it will be that the journalist thinks that just because something happened in a story, it is enough.
It’s not.”
It’s not.”
“The main reason I don’t have a brand is because I can’t. I’m not put together that way. Demand a lifelong consistency of syntax and diction and watch me produce nothing.”
What’s In a Literary Brand? David Guterson on Maintaining an Authorial Persona… Or Not
My first novel, Snow Falling on Cedars, has Cliffs Notes. Essays about it are free online or can be downloaded for a price. Barnes & Noble sells a Snow Falling on Cedars lesson plan in its Nook …
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February 3, 2026 at 9:48 PM
“The main reason I don’t have a brand is because I can’t. I’m not put together that way. Demand a lifelong consistency of syntax and diction and watch me produce nothing.”
"Every book has the potential to stay with a reader; every story has the potential to change and shape us. But these long-running stories, the ones we spend years alongside—they make for a different kind of experience, and one I find hard to put into words."
The Books That Keep Us Company - Reactor
There is something special about the series we really, truly grow up with...
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February 3, 2026 at 2:17 PM
"Every book has the potential to stay with a reader; every story has the potential to change and shape us. But these long-running stories, the ones we spend years alongside—they make for a different kind of experience, and one I find hard to put into words."
“I wanted to write, but I never wanted to go back to those days at the magazine, starving and scrounging and so desperately worried about how I’d eat or pay the rent. I’d yet to see a model of creative success I could emulate, where someone like me was able to do what I wanted to do.”
The Ups and Downs of “Having it All”—and Why It’s Okay to Give it Up
My ambition had taken me from Toronto to London five months postpartum with my first child, working as a digital commissioner at the broadcaster’s headquarters in Oxford Circus. A place I had idoli…
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February 2, 2026 at 5:07 PM
“I wanted to write, but I never wanted to go back to those days at the magazine, starving and scrounging and so desperately worried about how I’d eat or pay the rent. I’d yet to see a model of creative success I could emulate, where someone like me was able to do what I wanted to do.”
January 31, 2026 at 1:21 AM
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The @authorsguild.org mission is to protect authors and journalists’ rights, and today we stand by writers and journalists on the ground in Minnesota and elsewhere who are calling power to account, as writers have always done. authorsguild.org/news/ag-and-...
The Authors Guild and AG Foundation Stand with Writers and Journalists in Minneapolis - The Authors Guild
Updated January 30, 2026: Journalists Don Lemon and independent journalist Georgia Fort were arrested by federal agents on January 30 after livestreaming an anti-ICE protest at a St. Paul church—despi...
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January 30, 2026 at 10:11 PM
The @authorsguild.org mission is to protect authors and journalists’ rights, and today we stand by writers and journalists on the ground in Minnesota and elsewhere who are calling power to account, as writers have always done. authorsguild.org/news/ag-and-...
An update on Crookshanks v. Elizabeth (Colo.) School District, featuring our general counsel Cheryl Davis
Defendants in ‘Crookshanks v. Elizabeth School District’ Abandon Appeal
Three days before oral arguments, defendants in Crookshanks v. Elizabeth School District asked the 10th Circuit to dismiss their own appeal, which had been filed after a federal judge ordered the dist...
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January 28, 2026 at 9:26 PM
An update on Crookshanks v. Elizabeth (Colo.) School District, featuring our general counsel Cheryl Davis
Minnesota's indie bookstores are standing up for the right to speak, assemble, and be heard. Here's how readers everywhere can stand with them:
January 27, 2026 at 6:13 PM
Minnesota's indie bookstores are standing up for the right to speak, assemble, and be heard. Here's how readers everywhere can stand with them:
Register here!
Teach What You Know: How to Create Your Own Virtual Workshops - The Authors Guild
Do you have wisdom about writing or publishing that you’d like to share with your fellow writers? Teaching a workshop can be a rewarding way to give back to the community while also monetizing your ta...
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January 26, 2026 at 10:03 PM
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Nine tips from professional editors and bestselling writers on tackling scenes with sensitive material
The Difficulty of Writing Difficult Scenes
Nine tips from professional editors and bestselling writers to tackle scenes with sensitive material.
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January 21, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Nine tips from professional editors and bestselling writers on tackling scenes with sensitive material
“The design enunciates a truth that avid bookworms and curious minds have long known but big interior design has periodically tried to suppress: a simple stack of books is pretty fucking chic.”
How should a book stack be?
“The stack suggests a life still in progress.”
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January 20, 2026 at 4:43 PM
“The design enunciates a truth that avid bookworms and curious minds have long known but big interior design has periodically tried to suppress: a simple stack of books is pretty fucking chic.”
The president of the Authors Guild on teaching writing in prisons:
Helping Incarcerated Writers Find Their Voices at Parchman Prison
Since my first visit to Parchman to teach writing and literature in 2019, I have come to see prison writing as a unique body of literature that offers a commentary on the conditions that exist broa…
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January 15, 2026 at 10:30 PM
The president of the Authors Guild on teaching writing in prisons:
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Money Isn't the Worst! Personal Finance 101 for Creatives - The Authors Guild
Being an artist or creative does not mean you are allergic to money—in fact, learning how to handle money can be fun and rewarding. Authors who are comfortable with their financial situation are more ...
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January 14, 2026 at 8:41 PM
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From the stranger than fiction files: “I Quit Writing and Then I Wrote My Debut Novel”
I Quit Writing, and Then I Wrote My Debut Novel
Author Katie Bernet shares how after failing to publish five books, she gave up on writing...then she wrote her debut novel.
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January 13, 2026 at 8:02 PM
From the stranger than fiction files: “I Quit Writing and Then I Wrote My Debut Novel”
Looking for a way to fight book censorship? Book Riot put together 60 of them!
60+ Small Tasks to Defend the Right to Read: Book Censorship News, January 9, 2026
No one is coming to save us, so we must do it ourselves. Here are 60+ small tasks to help defend the right to read in 2026 and beyond.
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January 13, 2026 at 7:54 PM
Looking for a way to fight book censorship? Book Riot put together 60 of them!
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Congrats to Mary Rasenberger, @authorsguild.org CEO, on being named one of the 2025 "50 Most Influential People in IP" AND a "Publishers Weekly Notable Person of the Year.” Learn more about Mary's work!
PW Notables 2025: Mary Rasenberger
The Authors Guild CEO has been a leader in the fight against AI companies’ use of copyrighted materials without compensating authors, as well as the ongoing surge in book bans.
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January 12, 2026 at 3:02 PM
Congrats to Mary Rasenberger, @authorsguild.org CEO, on being named one of the 2025 "50 Most Influential People in IP" AND a "Publishers Weekly Notable Person of the Year.” Learn more about Mary's work!
The Authors Guild has significant concerns with Amazon’s new “Ask this Book” feature, which has been available since December 11, 2025. The Guild is looking into whether the feature, which was added without permission from publishers or authors, might infringe authors’ and publishers’ rights.
January 7, 2026 at 9:03 PM
The Authors Guild has significant concerns with Amazon’s new “Ask this Book” feature, which has been available since December 11, 2025. The Guild is looking into whether the feature, which was added without permission from publishers or authors, might infringe authors’ and publishers’ rights.
“Because bookshops make everything better, don’t they? The smell of them, the silence of them, the sense of possibility that each and every one of the books they house promises. A great book has the power to change your way of looking at the world.”
I opened a bookshop. It was the best, worst thing I’ve ever done
Chloe Fox shares the hopes and heartache of fulfilling a life-long dream
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December 26, 2025 at 6:15 PM
“Because bookshops make everything better, don’t they? The smell of them, the silence of them, the sense of possibility that each and every one of the books they house promises. A great book has the power to change your way of looking at the world.”
As the sun sets on the coldest, shortest days of the year, we’re looking to get cozy with a warm book. What titles do you turn to when temperatures drop?
December 24, 2025 at 8:43 PM
As the sun sets on the coldest, shortest days of the year, we’re looking to get cozy with a warm book. What titles do you turn to when temperatures drop?
Merry Christmas cuties 🎄📚
December 24, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Merry Christmas cuties 🎄📚
“Take away our ability to speak, and we can still think, reason, form beliefs, fall in love, and move about the world; our range of what we can experience and think about remains vast.
But take away language from a large language model, and you are left with literally nothing at all.”
But take away language from a large language model, and you are left with literally nothing at all.”
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December 18, 2025 at 2:35 PM
“Take away our ability to speak, and we can still think, reason, form beliefs, fall in love, and move about the world; our range of what we can experience and think about remains vast.
But take away language from a large language model, and you are left with literally nothing at all.”
But take away language from a large language model, and you are left with literally nothing at all.”
“Even though I would not yet be able to apply it to my own practice, I learned that students produced their strongest work while working within constraints.”
Constraint Is What a Creative Needs
Author Anna Rollins weighs constraint against total freedom for writers and other creatives and makes a case for constraint.
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December 17, 2025 at 2:22 PM
“Even though I would not yet be able to apply it to my own practice, I learned that students produced their strongest work while working within constraints.”