Maurice Ashley Teaches Chess

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Maurice Ashley has been crowned the "John Madden of chess" because of the colorful commentary he offers at ESPN chess tournaments. The International Master also has […]

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Authors petition publishers to curtail their use of AI The open letter and accompanying petition asking publishers "to make a pledge that they will never release books that were created by machines" garnered more than 600 signatures within a few hours.

"...a group of more than 70 #authors... asked [the big 5 U.S.] #publishing houses to promise 'they will never release #books that were created by machines.'"
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The cover of the book BITE RISK by S.J. Wills, against a dark red background. The cover shows the title in jagged font, and a night scene with four teenagers standing in front of a house. Behind them is the impression of a howling werewolf.

My book this week is #BiteRisk (10+) by @sjwills.bsky.social –A world where all adults are werewolves, conspiracies pile up, no one can be trusted, and snarling death is always only a page away… This was exciting, scary, and so much fun – a howling success! (sorry).
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What's all the dancing about? If I Didn't Have You!
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Ooh! “You Don’t Have To Have a Dream (and other life lessons)” is out 1st April in the US!
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Preliminary sketches of the family in "If I Didn't Have You". 2018 @simonandschuster.bsky.social #kidlit #illustration #picturebooks #childrensbooks #kidlitart #ifididnthaveyou #simonschuster #reading #drawing #charactersketches #preliminaryart #funnybooks #alankatz #alligators

Finished Onyx Storm. Currently reading “A Traitorous Heart” #booksky #simonschuster

New Prize for These Eyes: The Rise of America’s Second Civil Rights Movement by Juan Williams Obama hit the nail on the head. His presidency, Black Lives Matter, and even the Trump backlash are all essential parts of the Second Civil Rights Movement. from New Prize for These Eyes by Juan Wi…

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My pick for first book of 2025 is historian Doris Kearns Goodwin's memoir An Unfinished Love Story. Looking forward to it. www.thecuecard.com #DKG #firstreads #blueskybooks #simonschuster

The Legendary Mo Seto ~ Book Review Mo Seto, martial arts movie star! Has a nice ring to it doesn't it? If only there wasn't a height restriction to audition. But 12-year-old M...

My very late #bookreview (sorry!) for @thewritereads.bsky.social Ultimate Blog
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