It turns out that Alexa really digs British accents, too

I haven't had a problem with Alexa being activated by VoiceOver, the built-in screen reader on my iPhone, since the first week I got my iPhone, but i recently switched VoiceOver to a British accented voice, and now Alexa is really anxious to fulfill my iPhone's every whim.

I thought Alexa was supposed to be *my* familiar...

On a related note, I've spent the past hour attempting to set up Spotify on Alexa...

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Celebrate Indigenous Authors Month

Here's a great list by the BPL
https://bpl.bibliocommons.com/list/share/1224854357_bostonpl_veronicakm/1299669927_bostonpl_celebrate_indigenous_authors_19_titles_for_national_native_american_heritage_month

which includes one of my favorite authors of 2020, Rebecca Roanhorse, and her new book _Black Sun_.
Another Native American author of spec fiction, Darcie Little Badger, also has a book which came out recently, _Elatsoe_.

Remember: you can send Hoopla items to your Kindle Fire
https://library.austintexas.libanswers.com/friendly.php?slug=faq/96435
I just used this method to borrow
Trickster: Native American Tales, A Graphic Collection
by Matt Dembicki
24 Native storytellers were paired with 24 comic artists, telling cultural tales from across America. Ranging from serious and dramatic to funny and sometimes downright fiendish, these tales bring tricksters back into popular culture.