Guy Patrick Cunningham
@guypcunningham.bsky.social
A writer and editor in Brooklyn, NY.
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Interesting. www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
Lakeside Book Company Buys B&T Distribution Arm
The book manufacturing giant Lakeside Book Company has acquired distributor Baker & Taylor Publisher Services, an important asset of the soon-to-be-closed library wholesaler.
www.publishersweekly.com
November 24, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Interesting. www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
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"As long as policymakers continue to flood money into AI, small press publishers will only grow in importance. The quality of the books they produce, driven by that creative, alternative thinking & integrative design focus is only set to become more in demand." www.thebookseller.com/comment/dont...
Don’t invest in AI, invest in the future of the book
Why the publishing industry must back small presses, rather than LLMs.
www.thebookseller.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:19 PM
"As long as policymakers continue to flood money into AI, small press publishers will only grow in importance. The quality of the books they produce, driven by that creative, alternative thinking & integrative design focus is only set to become more in demand." www.thebookseller.com/comment/dont...
I understand it. But I don’t have to like it.
NEWS: The Mets agreed to trade OF Brandon Nimmo to the Rangers for 2B Marcus Semien, per @ken-rosenthal.bsky.social.
Nimmo waived his no-trade clause to complete the deal, league sources told @willsammon.bsky.social.
Nimmo waived his no-trade clause to complete the deal, league sources told @willsammon.bsky.social.
November 23, 2025 at 11:41 PM
I understand it. But I don’t have to like it.
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If you use Gmail, Google may be using your emails to train its AI. Here's how to turn it off:
www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
Gmail can read your emails and attachments to train its AI, unless you opt out
A new Gmail update may allow Google to use your private messages and attachments for AI training. Here's how to turn it off.
www.malwarebytes.com
November 21, 2025 at 3:56 PM
If you use Gmail, Google may be using your emails to train its AI. Here's how to turn it off:
www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
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This weekend, the orbits of Earth and Saturn will combine to create an interplanetary optical illusion for anyone with a good telescope and clear skies.
Saturn’s Rings Seem as if They’re About to Disappear: Here’s Why
During the weekend, the orbits of Earth and Saturn will combine to create an interplanetary optical illusion for anyone with a good telescope and clear skies.
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November 21, 2025 at 6:45 PM
This weekend, the orbits of Earth and Saturn will combine to create an interplanetary optical illusion for anyone with a good telescope and clear skies.
I don’t feel this way about the rest of the book, but the specific chapter in Confessions where Augustine describes his conversion (the “pick up and read” part) is very compelling writing.
It’s #BQT #BookQuestionTime again:
What are your favorite non-dogmatic and non-saccharine books of spiritual (auto)biography, theological struggle, or any other moving and intense efforts at contemplating or comprehending the divine?
As always, please feel free to include cover images.
What are your favorite non-dogmatic and non-saccharine books of spiritual (auto)biography, theological struggle, or any other moving and intense efforts at contemplating or comprehending the divine?
As always, please feel free to include cover images.
November 21, 2025 at 5:49 PM
I don’t feel this way about the rest of the book, but the specific chapter in Confessions where Augustine describes his conversion (the “pick up and read” part) is very compelling writing.
The irony of this, of course, is that she’s not a very interesting writer or public personality.
"She’s not trying to rebuild her reputation as a journalist—she’s building a different kind of brand entirely, one where being interesting matters more than being ethical, where attention is the only currency that still spends."
The best thing I have read about her. www.mediaite.com/opinion/the-...
The best thing I have read about her. www.mediaite.com/opinion/the-...
The Olivia Nuzzi Comeback Is Everything Wrong With Modern Media
Olivia Nuzzi’s comeback isn’t a personal scandal story—it’s proof that today’s media rewards access, personality, and controversy more than ethics.
www.mediaite.com
November 21, 2025 at 5:44 PM
The irony of this, of course, is that she’s not a very interesting writer or public personality.
#FridayReads No More Nice Girls, an essay collection by Ellen Willis
November 21, 2025 at 5:34 PM
#FridayReads No More Nice Girls, an essay collection by Ellen Willis
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The US may be headed for a rough flu season, with a virus that causes more severe symptoms than the one last year and seems to be spreading more rapidly and earlier than usual.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/h...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/h...
Early Signs Point to a Harsh Flu Season in the U.S.
www.nytimes.com
November 19, 2025 at 7:16 PM
The US may be headed for a rough flu season, with a virus that causes more severe symptoms than the one last year and seems to be spreading more rapidly and earlier than usual.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/h...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/h...
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Hey authors! Check to see if Anthropic stole your book to train their slop generator on. You’re entitled to $1500 per stolen Work.
Look up your work, and if you’re in the database, file a claim
secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/lookup/
Look up your work, and if you’re in the database, file a claim
secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/lookup/
Submit a Claim
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November 18, 2025 at 7:39 AM
Hey authors! Check to see if Anthropic stole your book to train their slop generator on. You’re entitled to $1500 per stolen Work.
Look up your work, and if you’re in the database, file a claim
secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/lookup/
Look up your work, and if you’re in the database, file a claim
secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/lookup/
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Absolute must read on the AI bailout-in-progress: apparently it's not enough that lifetimes of human ingenuity and creativity have been stolen and enclosed to create generative AI and balloon billionaire wealth - much more public looting is in store...
This week Open AI walked back a call for the govt to backstop financing for its trillion dollar investments in data centers. This was only the tip of the iceberg; a slow bailout for AI firms is already underway. Read more from @ambakak.bsky.social and I in @wsj.com: www.wsj.com/opinion/you-...
Opinion | You May Already Be Bailing Out the AI Business
Washington is treating the industry as if it’s too big to fail, even as the market sends lukewarm signals.
www.wsj.com
November 13, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Absolute must read on the AI bailout-in-progress: apparently it's not enough that lifetimes of human ingenuity and creativity have been stolen and enclosed to create generative AI and balloon billionaire wealth - much more public looting is in store...
Reading this book right now, and it’s quite good. I’d recommend her fiction first, but this one’s worth checking out.
The Berlin of Jenny Erpenbeck’s childhood was pockmarked with ruins. In her new essay collection, she writes on living among them—and their vanishing.
Idle Things | Robert Rubsam
In “Things That Disappear,” Jenny Erpenbeck grapples with ruins, revealing the virtue of unproductive places and idle things.
thebaffler.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Reading this book right now, and it’s quite good. I’d recommend her fiction first, but this one’s worth checking out.
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history will ultimately decide this but i think joyce carol oates might have just landed the most devastating burn in human history. like the death star trench run of posting
November 10, 2025 at 7:03 PM
history will ultimately decide this but i think joyce carol oates might have just landed the most devastating burn in human history. like the death star trench run of posting
This is pretty cool.
The Brooklyn Public Library now lets you borrow works of art for a three-week period
Take home real art for three weeks. Yes, seriously.
www.timeout.com
November 10, 2025 at 6:38 PM
This is pretty cool.
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I do not regret to inform you that we are going to win
November 6, 2025 at 8:25 PM
I do not regret to inform you that we are going to win
“I have to believe that we can still push back, that creative people can find the means to defy the ruling class and keep on creating.”
Via @maris.bsky.social
Via @maris.bsky.social
When We Devalue Art (Books!) We Devalue the Future
When you’ve spent your whole adult life working in and around book publishing you get used to hearing that people don’t read anymore and that the industry is on its last legs. There is always a cri…
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November 6, 2025 at 7:30 PM
“I have to believe that we can still push back, that creative people can find the means to defy the ruling class and keep on creating.”
Via @maris.bsky.social
Via @maris.bsky.social
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remember all those hot takes during the primary about how Mamdani was the candidate for rich white liberals? a "champagne socialist" ?
yeah, about that
yeah, about that
November 5, 2025 at 8:14 PM
remember all those hot takes during the primary about how Mamdani was the candidate for rich white liberals? a "champagne socialist" ?
yeah, about that
yeah, about that
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There are more of us than there are of them.
November 5, 2025 at 2:31 AM
There are more of us than there are of them.
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Breaking News: Zohran Mamdani, a 34-year-old state lawmaker from Queens, will be the 111th mayor of New York. He will be the first Muslim to ever lead the city, as well as its first South Asian mayor and the youngest mayor in more than a century.
nyti.ms/47O4mT0
nyti.ms/47O4mT0
November 5, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Breaking News: Zohran Mamdani, a 34-year-old state lawmaker from Queens, will be the 111th mayor of New York. He will be the first Muslim to ever lead the city, as well as its first South Asian mayor and the youngest mayor in more than a century.
nyti.ms/47O4mT0
nyti.ms/47O4mT0
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i want to repeat this: mamdani and spanberger have run similar campaigns tailored to their respective electorates and it is maddening to watch political journalists attempt to create some broad contrast where none exist
the other thing about this is that there is no reason to pit these candidates against each other? each are good fits for their respective electorates and each shows the value of vigorous campaigns focused on the stated material problems of voters.
November 4, 2025 at 1:37 PM
i want to repeat this: mamdani and spanberger have run similar campaigns tailored to their respective electorates and it is maddening to watch political journalists attempt to create some broad contrast where none exist
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The Mayor is here at hand.
November 5, 2025 at 2:14 AM
The Mayor is here at hand.
One of the best postseasons I’ve ever seen from a pitcher. A really impressive performance. And a lot of fun to watch.
To close Game 7 and cement the Dodgers’ dynasty, the team turned to Yoshinobu Yamamoto, who was pitching on zero days of rest.
He collected the final three outs in the 11th inning.
He collected the final three outs in the 11th inning.
November 2, 2025 at 4:37 AM
One of the best postseasons I’ve ever seen from a pitcher. A really impressive performance. And a lot of fun to watch.
Like I said…
This is a terrific World Series.
November 2, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Like I said…
This is a terrific World Series.
November 1, 2025 at 3:22 AM
This is a terrific World Series.