Welcome back and happy new year! My 2026 has started with a Backstreet Boys concert and getting the flu, so you win some, you lose some. The flu has also made it increasingly harder to get back into work mode. How is your year kicking off? … AI has been a big topic on the site lately (and honestly everywhere else). Enjoy this rabbit hole of a viral reddit post from a delivery app whistleblower. … Continue reading Links: Board Games, Daryl Hall, & More
Welcome back, everyone! For those celebrating, are we ready for Thanksgiving? Apologies if posting a bunch of videos is a little “phoning it in” today. If anyone is curious how my Romance TBR Takedown experiment is going. I’m two books down! I’ve also discovered that the “partner picks” prompt is a real monkey’s paw scenario. … This was sent in by Jen! Several publishers have been revealed to be using AI staff on their websites, … Continue reading Links: Mostly Videos
Welcome back everyone! This week and the last week have felt like such a slog. I feel like I could sleep through an entire weekend at this point. In fairness, I’ve had a lot of social obligations and deadlines. Hopefully, I can get a weekend just to rot soon! Anyone else feeling some burn out? … This link was sent in by Vicki S. Connecticut has passed a bill to give libraries more agency when … Continue reading Links: Always Cats and Libraries
Hello, everyone! How are we this afternoon? Anxious? Same, me too! It’s just been a lot, lately. I’m relishing in whatever goods news I can. My good news: I get to celebrate three years with my wonderful partner this weekend and I have the opportunity to do some interesting writing work in a couple weeks. I also have some really great cheese in my fridge; it has a rind washed in balsamic. Yum! What’s your good … Continue reading Links: Historical Romance, Readathons, & More
OverDrive is the company that provides a lot of digital content to libraries. If you’ve borrowed an ebook or an audiobook in Libby, or read a magazine in Kanopy, that’s OverDrive. It seems there is some AI weirdness with audiobook narration on OverDrive, and the narrator is only part of the story. On Monday, October 14, librarian Robin Bradford posted on Bluesky that she’d purchased an AI audiobook for her library system and she was … Continue reading AI Audiobook Narrators in OverDrive and the Issue of Library AI Circulation Policy
Welcome back to Wednesday Links! The Boston spring has devolved back into a Boston winter this week. Typical! I don’t really mind the cold so much; it’s the wind. The wind is so brutal sometimes. My partner recently made a Trader Joe’s run and TJs is so good for fun and interesting snacks. But I have a gripe. They’re so popular and I get very overwhelmed and overstimulated in crowded areas. I want to browse, … Continue reading Links: Public Library Awesomeness, Fic Organizing, & More
Jeevani Charika writes romcoms and women’s fiction about smart women and nice guy heroes, some of whom happen to be South Asian. She also writes romcoms as Rhoda Baxter. Her latest is Picture Perfect. Jeevani can be found on her website or on Twitter (@rhodabaxter). … I asked ChatGPT to outline a Christmas romcom – here’s what happened. There’s been quite a lot of interest in ChatGPT and some talk about how it’s going to … Continue reading Guest Post: I asked ChatGPT to Outline a Christmas RomCom
