Art Does Not Exist Without Creators
“The unlicensed use of creative works for training generative AI is a major, unjust threat to the livelihoods of the people behind those works, and must not be permitted.”
That says it all, really. Music, visual art, and the written word do not simple exist–they are created. Creators deserved to be paid and acknowledge for their work, something generative AI entirely fails to do.
If you are a writer, composter, illustrator, or another professional concerned with the creation of art in any form, please review and sign this petition. If you are a reader, listener, viewer, or someone who cares about living in a society that values and encourages creation, please read and learn more about what makes AI possible and why it’s a problem for writers like me.
Read MoreNew York Times Best Illustrated Books of 2024
Enjoy, revel, smile, and feel your emotions blossom as you check out the best illustrated books of the year as picked by the New York Times. This art is funny, poignant, adorable, and just plain irresistible.
(I used to live in New York…going to this exhibition is one of the things I miss. And the chilIquiles at Zarela’s.)
Read MoreLibraryCon Live, Take 2!
Delighted to introduce my fellow panelists for SLJ’s Library Con:
Gina Chew, author of Afterlife: The Boy Next Realm
Maple Lam, author of Monkey King and the World of Myth
Allison Saft, author of Wings of Starlight
Ngozi Ukazu, author of Barda
and our delightful moderator, Allison Denny!
So excited to be able to chat fantasy with these fine folks. Here is the full program for LibraryCon–check it out and join us on November 16th at 2:25!
LibraryCon Live! 2024
Oh my sainted aunt, I am so excited to receive an invite for School Library Journal‘s LibraryCon Live! I’ll be on a fantasy panel talking about my upcoming book, The Griffin’s Boy, on November 14th.
This book was a dearly beloved manuscript that spent ten years (yes, an entire decade) in a drawer because no editor anywhere found it remotely interesting, to my bafflement–it has a baby griffin and a miniature dragon in it; how could anybody be less than enchanted? To have it finally find a home with Peachtree book is balm to my soul, and to be able to talk about it on a panel with other fantasy writers–it just makes me giddy.
Sarah L. Thomson
A children’s book author publishing award-winning nonfiction, poetry, picture books and novels including…
“Readers will treasure the blossoming friendship between opposites in this whimsically illustrated tale. Short chapters and plenty of action make for an accessible and appealing reading experience. . . . Touching and inspiring.”
—Kirkus Reviews