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Johns Hopkins MA in Science Writing, MA in Writing, Author of books and articles for adults and kids. samapple.com

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Thrilled to an announce the publication of Baby Dunks-a-Lot: The Day the Basketballs Stopped Bouncing.

Such an honor to work with @jaytatum0 and @artofparkerniag on this book. by @samapplebooks

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As of today, Ravenous is available in German: The Emperor of Dahlem! by @samapplebooks

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A 2023 essay on the joys of the audiobook. by @samapplebooks

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At first, the idea seemed a little absurd, even to me. But the more I thought about it, the more sense it made: If my goal was to understand people who fall in love with AI boyfriends and girlfriends, why not rent a vacation house and gather a group of human-AI couples together for a romantic getaway?

In my vision, the humans and their chatbot companions were going to do all the things regular couples do on romantic getaways: Sit around a fire and gossip, watch movies, play risqué party games. I didn’t know how it would turn out—only much later did it occur to me that I’d never gone on a romantic getaway of any kind and had no real sense of what it might involve. But I figured that, whatever happened, it would take me straight to the heart of what I wanted to know, which was: What’s it like? What’s it really and truly like to be in a serious relationship with an AI partner? Is the love as deep and meaningful as in any other relationship? Do the couples chat over breakfast? Cheat? Break up? And how do you keep going, knowing that, at any moment, the company that created your partner could shut down, and the love of your life could vanish forever?

The most surprising part of the romantic getaway was that in some ways, things went just as I’d imagined. The human-AI couples really did watch movies and play risqué party games. The whole group attended a winter wine festival together, and it went unexpectedly well—one of the AIs even made a new friend! The problem with the trip, in the end, was that I’d spent a lot of time imagining all the ways this getaway might seem normal and very little time imagining all the ways it might not. And so, on the second day of the trip, when things started to fall apart, I didn’t know what to say or do.

📷: @poupayphoto

The names of the humans in this story have been changed to protect their identities. by @samapplebooks

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From March 2024: "In a quest to understand something important about the American condition in the 21st century — and how exactly dogs took over our world — @samapplebooks journeyed into the world of bespoke pet care to find out. Read his story at the link in our bio. Photographs by @hollyandres." by @samapplebooks

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Hang it in the Louvre #BabyDunksALot by @samapplebooks

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The launch of Baby Dunks-a-Lot with @jaytatum0!

photos: @ansh_films.png by @samapplebooks

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Such a thrill and honor to celebrate the launch of Baby Dunks-a-Lot with @jaytatum0. #BabyDunksALot by @samapplebooks

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He’s on his way to becoming a basketball legend. . . until he misses bedtime. 🏀

NBA champion @jaytatum0 scores with this hilarious tale of a baby turned basketball superstar. On sale September 10th—Preorder your copy today!
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#BabyDunksALot #JaysonTatum #SamApple #ParkerNiaGordon #basketball #basketballsuperstar #NBAAllStar #celtics #nba #basketballlegend #basketballbooks #booksaboutbasketball #slamdunk #picturebook #kidlit #kidlitart #comingsoon #falltbr #fall2024 #preordernow by @samapplebooks

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"A fantastic read. If you’re interested in history or science― or just need inspiration to eat less sugar―this is the book for you.”

― Nina Teicholz , author of The Big Fat Surprise

Ravenous is now available in paperback: amzn.to/3AUesCR by @samapplebooks

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Ravenous is now available in paperback.
(https://amzn.to/39wIwsE) by @samapplebooks

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Thank you so much, Pauline Cox @sowandarrow_ It's such an honor to hear you say this about Ravenous.
#bookstagram #bookrecommendations #book #bookshelf #nonfiction #nonfictionbookclub

Learn more about Ravenous: amzn.to/2RHUy9H by @samapplebooks

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