Category: In the news
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The world is getting stranger
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Writers and other artists are not happy with the advent of AI. Not because we’re seriously worried about losing our jobs, but because we feel that nothing can or should replace the inspiration and heart of a human touch. So you can imagine the reaction when the organizers of the…
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To borrow someone else’s tears
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When my hubby and I planned a visit to New Orleans a few years ago, a few people we knew asked if we’d be doing the ‘Katrina’ tour through the worst-hit parts of the city, i.e. the 9th ward. We don’t do “disaster tourism”. And by that I mean touring…
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A victory in the freedom-to-read war
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As an author, the news I’ve been watching most regularly from the U.S. is the coverage of book banning in schools and libraries. It may not seem to be the most important topic amid all the chaos around the world, but it’s a powerful symptom of the degradation of freedom,…