Lois A. Duncan

Sep 4, 2024 | electricliterature.com | Ian McEwan |Lois A. Duncan |Jessica Knoll |Andrew Boryga

We all have one—that memory of something done or said with the absolute confidence of youth that makes our toes curl to recall. We think about it years later, in bed at night or on long drives or errantly in the shower and wish, cheeks somehow still flaming, that there was some way to take it back. I myself have an entire collection, a hideous slideshow of my awkward phase, which stretched from ages 12-32. It’s good in some ways—to be humbled, to remember that it’s actually quite hard being young.

Jan 13, 2024 | readbyexample.substack.com | Lois A. Duncan |Jessica Townsend |Matt Renwick

For the last ten years, I have set a Goodreads Challenge Goal for myself. If you are not familiar with this experience:Readers determine how many books they want to read for the year. The website helps you keep track of what you read, inviting you to rate each book when you are done reading it and writing a review. Your finished date, rating and/or review gets posted within the Goodreads community. People can see what you are reading and what you thought about each book.

Oct 22, 2023 | spreaker.com | Lois A. Duncan

Book Vs. Movie: I Know What You Did Last SummerThe 1973 Lois Duncan YA Novel Vs. the 1997 Movie "I Know What You Did Last Summer" revolves around a group of friends, Julie, Helen, Ray, and Barry, who accidentally hit a stranger with their car on a dark, lonely road. In a panic, they make a harrowing decision to hide the accident, believing they can escape the consequences.

Aug 17, 2023 | practicesource.com | Lois A. Duncan |Tiffany Jackson |Ellen Hopkins |Margaret Atwood

Our reactionGizmodo reports on a level of stupidity that leaves HOB speechless. At least all the smart kids now have a booklist to help them know what they should be readingA school district in Iowa used an AI model to scan books for sexual content. The board removed 19 titles, including Toni Morison’s Beloved. You can add regressive academic censorship to the list of unintended use cases for ChatGPT-like artificial intelligence models.

Aug 15, 2023 | newyorkfolk.com | Lois A. Duncan |Tiffany Jackson |Ellen Hopkins

You can add regressive academic censorship to the list of unintended use cases for ChatGPT-like artificial intelligence models. In Iowa, a school district reportedly deployed AI software to identify and remove 19 books in order to comply with legislation prohibiting titles with “descriptions or visual depictions of a sex act” from school libraries.