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Karen Yin (The Conscious Style Guide)
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Writer by day, in bed by night. Buy my books! KarenYin.com/links

VCCA/LLF/CAC Fellow | ACES Robinson Prize Winner | Represented by Laurie Abkemeier, DeFiore & Company
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Karen Yin (The Conscious Style Guide) @karenyin.bsky.social · 21d
Eeeeek! It’s the cover reveal for my 5th book, “Nice to Eat You!” Is the sweet old lady a 🧙🏽‍♀️? Well, yeah. But do the kids know?! 🫣

Preorder a signed copy from @vromansbookstore.bsky.social: bit.ly/Nice2EatU

Written by me, illus. by Carolina Coroa, published by Orchard Books.

#KidLit #Halloween 🕷️
On a bright purple background is the cover of Nice to Eat You. The word "Eat" is written next to the word "Meet," which has been X-ed out. The cover has a pink-faced cat-eye-glasses-wearing old lady holding a platter of cupcakes, the other hand raised in welcome. Behind her, leafless trees with haunted faces scream silently under a crescent moon. Above the cover is the text "Pre-order your signed copy now." Below: "Flying into bookstores on July 7, 2026."
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Editor-in-chief used AI editing tools to insert hallucinations into stories without fact-checking or disclosure, reports @niemanlab.org. #WCGW

#AmReading #GenAI #AI #Journalism
Florida nonprofit news reporters ask board to investigate their editor’s AI use
Suncoast Searchlight’s four reporters told the board their editor-in-chief was using AI editing tools and inserting hallucinations into drafts. The next day, one of the reporters was fired.
www.niemanlab.org
November 21, 2025 at 5:34 PM
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consciousstyleguide.com
“The final product…isn’t perfect, [Kahoʻokahi Kanuha] and other Hawaiian language experts say, but it’s a successful global-scale contribution to revitalizing and normalizing a language that has endured erasure attempts amid colonization.” @apnews.com

#Hawaiian #ChiefOfWar #AppleTV
Jason Momoa worked with a coach to speak Hawaiian authentically in 'Chief of War'
Jason Momoa prepared for his role in “Chief of War” with a personal language coach who lived with him for nearly a year. The Apple TV series premiered in August.
apnews.com
November 13, 2025 at 9:32 PM
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atrupar.com
Q: Are you affirming that you think President Trump is a fascist?

MAMDANI: I've spoken about--

TRUMP: That's okay. You can just say yes. I don't mind.
November 21, 2025 at 8:53 PM
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Is Editing Canadian English on your virtual bookshelf? If you write and edit in Canadian English, it should be. Get this invaluable expert ebook for just $9.99. #ECE3
Editing Canadian English
Editing Canadian English is a reference guide about Canadian English, from Canadianization to spelling, abbreviations, punctuation, measurements, bilingual texts and so much more.
www.editors.ca
November 21, 2025 at 9:35 PM
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“The problem, I think, lies not in what plain language is but in what some writers mistakenly believe it is.”

@editorscanada.bsky.social

#PlainLanguage #ConsciousLanguage
Plain Language Resistance: Is “Plain” the Problem? - The Editors' Weekly
Tracey Anderson discusses the resistance from some to the term plain language, and asks if "plain" is the problem.
blog.editors.ca
November 20, 2025 at 7:33 PM
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“Advocate for gender-neutral or gender-free language in the texts you work on.” @editorscanada.bsky.social

Thanks for giving our free gender/sex #consciousLanguage resources a shout-out, Zanne Klingenberg!

#TransDayOfRemembrance #RepresentationMatters #ConsciousStyle
Trans Day of Remembrance: Language and Representation Matters - The Editors' Weekly
Zanne Klingenberg reflects on the Transgender Day of Remembrance and the impacts editors can have on gender-inclusive editing.
blog.editors.ca
November 21, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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Editor-in-chief used AI editing tools to insert hallucinations into stories without fact-checking or disclosure, reports @niemanlab.org. #WCGW

#AmReading #GenAI #AI #Journalism
Florida nonprofit news reporters ask board to investigate their editor’s AI use
Suncoast Searchlight’s four reporters told the board their editor-in-chief was using AI editing tools and inserting hallucinations into drafts. The next day, one of the reporters was fired.
www.niemanlab.org
November 21, 2025 at 5:34 PM
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This month’s #ConsciousLanguage Newsletter is out! The most popular articles so far…

#1: Travel Expert Who’s Visited 70 Countries Shares 7 Phrases Americans Should Never Say Abroad
November 20, 2025 at 7:38 PM
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This month’s #ConsciousLanguage Newsletter is out! The most popular articles so far…

#1: Travel Expert Who’s Visited 70 Countries Shares 7 Phrases Americans Should Never Say Abroad
November 20, 2025 at 7:38 PM
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How a freelancer's suspicious pitch led an editor to dig into past work, finding inconsistencies and falsehoods, as tech makes falsifying writing trivially easy (Nicholas Hune-Brown/The Local)

Main Link | Mediagazer Permalink
November 20, 2025 at 10:10 AM
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“Stop scapegoating minorities and put the focus back on the things that are really harming women.”—Member of the #NotInOurName collective (@pinknews.bsky.social)

#TransAwarenessWeek @nionwomen.bsky.social 🏳️‍⚧️
60,000 cisgender women write powerful open letter in support of trans community
“Not in our Name” is the title of a collective of cisgender women who have written an open letter calling out the media and politicians for promoting anti-trans rhetoric.
www.thepinknews.com
November 16, 2025 at 6:14 PM
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Hey, if you use Scrivener on a Mac and have seen AI prompts in them recently... apparently that's not Scrivener's fault. It's Apple adding them.
jillmurray.bsky.social Jill Murray @jillmurray.bsky.social · 2d
Not satisfied with just destroying their own brand goodwill, OS companies are now using AI to try to destroy the good names of the apps users install. (Scrivener taking out adds to explain how it has no AI but Apple adds some anyway.)
A Facebook post from Scrivener: "Unlike most apps these days, Scrivener does not use AI in any way. However, if you're on a Mac, you may see an AI prompt. Here's why, and what you can do if you want to remove this" attention-grabbing graphic says "SCRIVENER AND AI: WHY DO I SEE AI PROMPTS IN MY SCRIVENER PROJECTS ON MAC?"
November 19, 2025 at 10:08 PM
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Generative AI is beating doctors at empathy, but why?

Read: theconversation.com/ai-is-beatin...

#GenAI #Healthcare @theconversation.com
Screenshot of 4 paragraphs. The first and 2nd-to-last sentences are highlighted in yellow. "First, we must train doctors to be consistently excellent at empathic communication. This cannot be a brief module in medical school. It needs to be central to healthcare education. Since AI already matches humans in many technical skills, this should free doctors to focus on genuine human connection. "Second, redesign healthcare systems to protect the conditions necessary for empathy. Dramatically reduce administrative burden through better technology (ironically, AI could help here), ensure adequate consultation time, and address burnout through systemic change rather than resilience training. "Third, rigorously measure both benefits and harms of AI in healthcare interactions. We need research on actual patient outcomes, missed diagnoses, inappropriate advice, and long-term effects on the therapeutic relationship – not just whether responses sound empathic to raters. "The empathy crisis in healthcare isn’t caused by insufficient technology. It’s caused by systems that prevent humans from being human. AI appearing more empathic than doctors is a symptom, not the disease."
November 19, 2025 at 7:31 PM
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mombian.bsky.social
A powerful new anthology from @pmpress.bsky.social brings together essays, interviews, & discussions by & w/18 trans, nonbinary, & gender-expansive birthing people, who share experiences w/conception, pregnancy, fertility, birth, loss, parenthood, & more. Review: mombian.com/2025/11/19/n...
New Anthology Highlights Stories of Trans and Nonbinary Pregnancy - Mombian
Out just in time for Trans Awareness Week, but bound to be a long-treasured resource, is an insightful, powerful, and necessary anthology that brings together essays, interviews, and roundtable discus...
mombian.com
November 19, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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Is it time to replace the term #nonprofit? “We are not a ‘non’ anything. We are builders of jobs, innovators in care, stewards of families and communities, and an essential part of the nation’s economic infrastructure.” (@insidephilanthropy.com)

#Nationbuilding #Nonprofits #ConsciousLanguage
Stop Calling Us “Nonprofit”: It’s Time for a New Name for the $1.4-Trillion Engine of Progress
Jody Levison-Johnson of Social Current thinks it’s time to ditch the term "nonprofit" — and the funder mindsets that go along with it.
www.insidephilanthropy.com
November 19, 2025 at 6:36 PM
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victoriastrauss.com
PSA for any Apub authors whose books are in the Anthropic settlement list: Amazon is not participating in the settlement, since they have an investment in Anthropic. When you submit your claim form, you DO NOT have to list Amazon as an add'l rightsholder, & can claim 100% of settlement money.
November 18, 2025 at 4:26 PM
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I have sent a letter. Please help us fight against gentrification in Vancouver's Chinatown. The space should be used for social housing, not expensive condos. share.nwmd.social/s/e4iK0k3f
Tell Premier Eby and Mayor and Council to Acquire 570 Columbia / 105 Keefer
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November 18, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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Thanks Erin, this was super fun!
November 18, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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Very happy to share the THE PINK PAJAMAS is going to be part of the Junior Library Guild @jrlibraryguild selection!

If you are interested, you can currently wishlist it on the JLG website: www.juniorlibrarygui...

#edusky #kidlit #librariansky
Cover art for The Pink Pajamas with the Junior Library Guild selection gold seal. Art features a young Asian girl wearing pink pajamas, looking off at an old style manual sewing machine.
November 18, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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If you’re a #conscientious #objector to the use of #generative #artificial #intelligence at your #job or, if you’re #self-employed, in your #profession, you’ll likely get better results if you join with other people to build an #AI #resistance #movement. www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/ar...
Is AI being shoved down your throat at work? Here’s how to fight back.
Resistance to exploitative AI starts with building a movement.
www.yahoo.com
November 16, 2025 at 8:39 PM
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cindyphanauthor.com
It’s strange how some people think being kind means being polite and deferential. I’ve seen kindness that can shatter bone, that will melt a face, that has brought grown men sobbing to their knees.

I’d like to see more of that. That would be nice.
November 17, 2025 at 6:18 PM
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“Storytelling can be more than a blog post, essay, or book. It can be an emoji, a meme, a selfie, or a tweet. It can become a movement for social change.”

—Alice Wong (1974–2025)
These words are centered on a goldenrod background in black and red text. Below is the golden head of a tiger. The left and right sides are bordered with tight curly lines that intersect in little hearts.
November 15, 2025 at 4:16 PM
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You can donate to #AuthorsAgainstBookBans through Zelle!
November 14, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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#KidLit 💙
adamrex.bsky.social Adam Rex @adamrex.bsky.social · 9d
TEACHERS AND LIBRARIANS—do you live in Southern Arizona, and want me to visit your school before Winter Break? This would be a FREE VISIT, if certain conditions are met. Email me for details at [email protected]
Adam Rex is kneeling and drawing a picture in sharpie on a big pad of paper of a bipedal dinosaur with his head. Adam Rex is standing at a mic with a picture book, eyes closed and mouth agape because he is crying WAAAAAAAAAH like a baby.
November 12, 2025 at 7:51 PM