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Happy Public Domain Day 2025, the end of copyright for 1929 works

This is my annual reminder that January 1st is Public Domain Day, and this year copyright has ended for books, movies, and music first published in the U.S. in 1929, so you are free to use, reprint, quote, remix, and Continue reading

On the difficulties of translating poetry

Christopher Nolan’s announcement that his next film will be Homer’s Odyssey has unexpectedly led to a raging online discourse about various English translations of the ancient Greek epic poem, with much of the focus on Emily Wilson’s recent translation, which Continue reading

Happy Public Domain Day 2024, the end of copyright for 1928 works

My annual reminder that January 1st is Public Domain Day, and this year copyright has ended for books, movies, and music first published in the U.S. in 1928, so you are free to use, reprint, quote, remix, and adapt them Continue reading

Happy Public Domain Day 2023, the end of copyright for 1927 works

January 1st is Public Domain Day, my favorite day of the year. Today marks the end of copyright for books, movies, and music first published in the U.S. in 1927. Now that these works are in the public domain, everyone Continue reading

Public Domain Day 2022, the end of copyright for 1926 works

Another New Year, another Public Domain Day! January 1, 2022 marks the end of copyright for works first published in the U.S. in 1926. For many years, only works published in the U.S. through 1922 were in the public domain Continue reading

Happy Public Domain Day 2021, the end of copyright for 1925 works!

Today is Public Domain Day 2021, the end of copyright for works first published in the U.S. in 1925. Yes, this means that F. Scott Fitzgerald s The Great Gatsby has finally entered the public domain (nearly 96 years after its Continue reading

Lovecraft Country HBO series, based on the novel by Matt Ruff, begins Sunday, August 16th

I m thrilled to announce that the Lovecraft Country tv show, based on the 2016 novel by my husband Matt Ruff, will begin airing on HBO and HBO Max on Sunday, August 16th. The 10-episode first season was produced by showrunner Continue reading

Happy Public Domain Day 2019!

Today is Public Domain Day 2019, which means (finally!) the end of copyright for works first published in the U.S. in 1923. You are now free to use, reprint, quote, remix, or create your own derivative works from 1923 works Continue reading

I’m teaching a fact-checking workshop in Seattle on November 4th

I ll be teaching a fact-checking workshop in Seattle on Saturday, November 4th for the Northwest Editors Guild. This will be a practical how-to workshop for anyone interested in accuracy editors, writers, or readers and registration is open to all. I hope you Continue reading

My talk about fact-checking

The Editors Guild recorded my talk about fact-checking last night and posted it to their YouTube channel, so you can watch it here: Here s a link to the PDF handout I prepared and refer to in my talk, with links Continue reading