Reposted by April HenryJordan Kurella @jordankurella.com · 10hwaking up every day in 2026 like: 114014921
April Henry @aprilhenry.bsky.social · 30/09/2026I still feel like I'm 13.oldster.substack.comThis is 67: Thriller Author April Henry Responds to The Oldster Magazine Questionnaire“Part of me that feels forever 13, uncool, wishing I wasn’t an A-cup, gawky, awkward, desperately trying to figure out how people become popular. It helps me write for people that age.” 060
April Henry @aprilhenry.bsky.social · 29/09/2026My editor is definitely not a gusher (nor does she have particularly clear handwriting), but this "lovely!"(with an underline!) just made my week! You can decide for yourself a year from now when DIG ANOTHER GRAVE comes out. 030
April Henry @aprilhenry.bsky.social · 28/09/2026I love revisions! Just got my editor's notes for DIG ANOTHER GRAVE (Sept 27) and working on them I literally lose track of time. With my editor as my guide, I can deeply focus on a few things. 031
April Henry @aprilhenry.bsky.social · 27/09/2026During the pandemic I got to be friends with my mom's cousin. He's 93. His expertise in mathematics helped in everything from developing Tamoxifen to drilling ice cores in the 1980s in the Antarctic that showed global warming. In his mid 80s he still owned and rode horses. 030
April Henry @aprilhenry.bsky.social · 24/09/2026I love having a job where I need to act out a knife fight. 020
Reposted by April HenryAmbassador Ken Fairfax (ret) @portlandken.bsky.social · 19/09/2026The accounting is in: In Oregon there are 111 data centers. The TOTAL number of people employed at data centers is just 2,630, or 0.1% of the labor force. Those 100 data centers consumer 23% of all electricity used in Oregon. Meanwhile, electricity rates skyrocket as more centers are built.opb.orgOregon data centers by the numbers: 111 facilities consume nearly one-quarter of state’s power, according to new reportA first-of-its-kind report details the footprint of the controversial facilities. 8030831809
Reposted by April Henryleftylady.bsky.social @leftylady.bsky.social · 19/09/2026The corruption never ends. 38452602070
Reposted by April HenryVictoria Strauss @victoriastrauss.com · 18/09/2026Anthropic settlement update: The deadline to dispute claims and upload documentation has been extended to 60 days (it was 30 days) from the day writers received their allocation notice lunch.publishersmarketplace.com/2026/09/anth...lunch.publishersmarketplace.comAnthropic Dispute Deadline Extended to 60 Days - Publishers LunchAfter widespread errors occurred in claims for the Anthropic copyright settlement, rightsholders now have 60 days to submit information to support their claim. Previously, the deadline for filing a di... 03221
April Henry @aprilhenry.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Working on edits for next fall's book (DIG ANOTHER GRAVE) and the word "awkward" looks nonsensical. 030
Reposted by April Henrythe babahuck @tylerhuckabee.bsky.social · 16/09/2026rip annie dillard 1134181137
Reposted by April HenryRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 16/09/2026"Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed." -Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1953 430115814857
April Henry @aprilhenry.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Well, this is concerning.nytimes.comOpenAI Discloses Six New Incidents of ‘Concerning' A.I. Behavior (Gift Article)The artificial intelligence company also released a framework for reporting when its systems go wrong. 110
April Henry @aprilhenry.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Ooh, a star for @keithrosson.bsky.social from PW. One of my favorite authors! 021
April Henry @aprilhenry.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Love this from @roncharles.bsky.social "Shifting perspectives and narrators, darting back and forth across time, nesting stories within stories, Exit Party sometimes feels dazzling and sometimes feels like it was composed by a squirrel with a Ph.D. But it grows more satisfying with every page."roncharles.substack.comIt Was the Worst of Times, It Was the Worst of TimesEmily St. John Mandel’s “Exit Party” traces parallel versions of America — one shattered by chaos, the other crushed by order. 110
April Henry @aprilhenry.bsky.social · 15/09/2026I offered to crop his head out of the photo, but our server declined. 010
Reposted by April HenryBen Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Glad 60 Minutes is doing a Jacob Wohl story literally nine years after I reported on that guy. One time he was pretending a scam website he was running wasn't his, so I called the number on the website and it went to his mom's voicemail. Jacob is like training wheels for investigative journalists. 209116981560
Reposted by April HenryAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 14/09/2026NEW: VoteHub as changed the Texas Senate race between Talarico and Paxton from TOSSUP to TILT D 40079541650
April Henry @aprilhenry.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Nothing like waking up at 3 am and wondering how exactly AI will kill us all. 010
Reposted by April HenryAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 11/09/2026Okay everyone. Here’s the YouTube interview with @jimmykimmel.com and @jamestalarico.bsky.social You know what to do. Watch it. Share it. Donate. Bury them. youtu.be/WLDE9LrGpNk?...youtu.beJimmy Kimmel’s Interview with James Talarico That the FCC Doesn’t Want You To SeeYouTube video by Jimmy Kimmel Live 4541893911167
April Henry @aprilhenry.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Are you writing a book? Here's how I start:aprilhenry.substack.comHow a New York Times bestselling thriller author goes from a vague idea to a bookThe questions I ask, the tricks I use, and why every book of mine starts with “What if?” 000
Reposted by April HenryBerin Szóka @berinszoka.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Photo of the decade: AfD leader Alice Weidel 398208404808
Reposted by April HenryAnna Kramer @annackramer.bsky.social · 09/09/2026🌞 I’m a reporter for the @washingtonsun.bsky.social. And I’m so proud to be part of this next great investment in the news. Believe in what we’re doing? Subscribe and get in touch. Send tips, tell us what stories could use some sunlight. Can’t wait to do this together.washingtonsun.comDana Milbank: The Washington Sun Rises Today. I Hope You’ll Join Our Orbit.My boss, Tim Grieve, posted a photo on X last week of a shipment of office chairs that had just arrived at the Arlington, Virginia, headquarters of our new publication, The Washington Sun. “It's fun t... 1222151538
Reposted by April HenryVictoria Strauss @victoriastrauss.com · 08/09/2026Anthropic settlement authors--I'd like to hear from any children's authors who are seeing 25% claims from the WFH illustrators who did interior illustrations for their books. beware@sfwa.org Probably another error to add to the cavalcade, but I'm trying to determine how widespread this is. Thanks! 02023
April Henry @aprilhenry.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Yay Portland school librarians!wweek.comPortland’s Public School Librarians Are Getting ScrappyFaced with massive budget cuts, PPS librarians invent their own extracurricular book clubs. 021
April Henry @aprilhenry.bsky.social · 08/09/2026My agent had a client ask if she could pursue rights reversion. She checked the contract. It was so old that one of the definitions of the book still being in print was if it was still available on the publisher's MySpace page. 020
April Henry @aprilhenry.bsky.social · 08/09/2026You should think it would be peaceful living next door to someone has chickens, but they caw constantly, and most of the time they sound like they are being murdered. 001
Reposted by April HenryKashana @kashana.blacksky.app · 07/09/2026Possibly the most American news of all timelocal12.comPrison inmates donate more than $4,000 to pay children's school lunch debtResidents at the prison contributed $3,810 of their own money, while Kansas Department of Corrections employees added another $457. 280173914955
Reposted by April HenryMartha Hickson @sassylibrarian.bsky.social · 06/09/2026Book banners tried to have me arrested. Tried to have me fired. Tried to destroy my life. Thankfully, I didn’t run into any of them at the Emmy Awards. 12670871072
Reposted by April HenryTX FReadom Fighters @freadomfighters.bsky.social · 06/09/2026Congratulations to @thelibrariansfilm.bsky.social for winning an Emmy tonight. The stories need to be told and we are so proud of all the librarians who have supported their communities! @becalzada.bsky.social @technolibrary.bsky.social 24614
Reposted by April HenryVictoria Strauss @victoriastrauss.com · 06/09/2026Guidance from the @authorsguild.org on navigating the Anthropic settlement claims portal; they also offer guidance for authors of educational works, and why authors w/ rights reversions may be seeing publisher claims authorsguild.org/news/importa...authorsguild.orgImportant Information Regarding Anthropic Copyright Settlement Claim NoticesAs part of the claims reconciliation process in the Anthropic copyright class action lawsuit, the settlement administrator sent out notices this week to all claimants summarizing each of their claims,... 36463
Reposted by April HenryVictoria Strauss @victoriastrauss.com · 05/09/2026IMPT. UPDATE on Anthropic settlement claims mess re: rights-reverted books. 🧵 Just heard from a writer who called the settlement info line & was told that reversion would have had to happen "in 2022 or earlier" for authors to claim 100%. 1/3 69259
Reposted by April HenryVictoria Strauss @victoriastrauss.com · 05/09/2026My post from earlier today about the craziness around Anthropic claim notices, updated with both of the notices writers are receiving, and a list of literary agents who are trying to claim a share of payouts writerbeware.blog/2026/09/04/a...writerbeware.blogAnthropic Copyright Settlement: Publishers Are Making Incorrect Claims on Authors' Payouts - Writer BewareThis week, many authors who are part of the Anthropic copyright class action settlement began receiving notices like these: The one on the right invites authors to review and confirm their claims: jus... 9269186
April Henry @aprilhenry.bsky.social · 05/09/2026The NYT interviewed me about the Anthropic settlement:nytimes.comAuthors Wrangle With Publishers Over $1.5 Billion Anthropic A.I. Settlement (Gift Article)The tech giant must pay $3,000 per pirated book that it used to train its chatbot. Many authors fear they could lose funds to others in the book business. 030
April Henry @aprilhenry.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Important info here on Anthropic Settlement: writerbeware.blog/2026/09/04/a...writerbeware.blogAnthropic Copyright Settlement: Publishers Are Making Incorrect Claims on Authors' Payouts - Writer BewareThis week, many authors who are part of the Anthropic copyright class action settlement began receiving notices like this one: Upon accessing the portal (which doesn’t seem to have a formal name, so I... 020
Reposted by April HenryKatherine Locke @katherinelocke.bsky.social · 04/09/2026One day, this publisher's name will be a distant memory that no longer brings me intense frustration. That day is not today. If you're an Albert Whitman author who has a book in the Anthropic case, you should go check your email in case they're trying to claim 100% of the $$ for your books too. 612979
Reposted by April HenryMartha Hickson @sassylibrarian.bsky.social · 04/09/2026I speak to people all the time who have NO IDEA that book banning is happening. They always respond with, “Yeah, but that’s just down South.” Nope, here in NJ, too. This week’s roundup from @heykellyjensen.bsky.social includes 2 NJ stories, both less than 30 minutes from my old district. Wake up!bookriot.com14+ Book Censorship Posts to Revisit: Book Censorship News, September 4, 2026From building a group that defends the right to read to exploring what's meant by "book censorship," catch up on past book censorship posts. 13419
Reposted by April HenryVictoria Strauss @victoriastrauss.com · 03/09/2026Since I've heard from several Kensington authors who got emails from the Anthropic settlement administrator re: Kensington claiming 100% of the payout on their books, I contacted CEO Steven Zacharius. He responded that Anthropic is aware of this issue & per Kensington's counsel, is correcting it. 912140
April Henry @aprilhenry.bsky.social · 02/09/2026When I called Anthropic this morning because Harper is now claiming a rights-reverted book, the guy on the phone said, hopefully some sort of payment would go out by end of year. 000
Reposted by April HenryForbes @forbes.com · 01/09/2026Attacks on librarians, forced storytime cancellations and book bans are threatening the stability of public librariesforbes.comPolitical Attacks Are Pushing Public Libraries To ‘Breaking Point,’ New Report ShowsAttacks on librarians, forced storytime cancellations and book bans are threatening the stability of public libraries 16226551336
April Henry @aprilhenry.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Every day, I hate them more.newsweek.comOutrage as White House uses 'Magic School Bus' cartoon for deportation postAn altered image has connected children’s show "The Magic School Bus" to an Immigration and Customs Enforcement operation. 020
April Henry @aprilhenry.bsky.social · 30/08/2026Speaking as someone who routinely walks 25K steps a day and stays the same weight, this ad seems legit. 000
April Henry @aprilhenry.bsky.social · 30/08/2026A must-watch for anyone who cares about books, freedom, and democracy. 073