I just applied for a Library of Congress number…

Every time I do a book, I apply for a Library of Congress number. It’s simple— there’s a handy website and the turnaround is usually a few weeks. But this time — I feel a bit uneasy. Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden’s sudden firing, and the White House’s efforts to install their own people to muck around over at the Library, have me wondering if some AI program will figure out that my new book just might be the sort of thing they’d rather not include in their collection! Of course, by law, the Library of Congress must accept every book. But, is the White House going to follow the law? Especially, since I have included this rather sharply-worded passage, in the new book: