Aylin Vega

January 13, 2018

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January 13, 2018

This week: the story of Michael Wolff’s Fire and Fury continues, the Golden Globes were handed out, a publisher replies to President Trump, Wikileaks may not have violated copyright law, a San Francisco bookstore is staying open, Anne Rice’s books are coming to TV with big name help, and Yemeni blogger has been missing for 150 days. All this, plus the New York Times Bestsellers, the Amazon Charts, and the latest news from aois21, Literally This Week.

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January 6, 2018

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January 6, 2018

This week: Someone has robbed Stan Lee of $300,000, Former President Obama shares his favorite reads of 2017, will Facebook kick news off the newsfeed?, Helen Dunmore has won a Costa prize posthumously, the Strand owner Fred Bass has died, President Trump tired to block a book release, and Barnes and Noble and others miss out on the a major book sale. All this, plus the New York Times Bestsellers, the Amazon Charts, and the latest news from aois21, Literally This Week.

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September 9, 2017

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September 9, 2017

This week: a comic book store in Philly is closing, find out why, a website outage hurt indie bookstore sales, a conservative publisher is shunning the NYT Bestseller list, video game writers are now eligible for the Nebula awards, bookstores need help recovering from Hurricane Harvey, it’s not easy carrying on a book series with a new author, and a classic holiday movie is becoming a holiday book, but maybe not for kids.  All this, plus the New York Times Bestsellers and the latest news from aois21, Literally This Week.

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September 2, 2017

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September 2, 2017

This week: Spielberg’s upcoming movie about the Washington Post has a new title, a Japanese bookseller is expanding in the US, a New Mexico public library was the site of a shooting, the Newseum may be closing their doors, book festivals are keeping books alive, archaeologists have discovered the tomb of China’s Shakespeare, and the UNESCO Confucius prize was awarded. All this, plus the New York Times Bestsellers and the latest news from aois21, Literally This Week.

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April 8, 2017

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Here is the top literary news of the week:

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April 1, 2017

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April 1, 2017

This week: one author is getting almost no royalties from an adaptation of his work, the Writer’s Guild may go on strike, the AP takes a step toward gender acceptance, the Library of Congress adds to the National Recording Registry, the PEN/Literary Awards were handed out, the FCC privacy rollback may be helpful for publishers, and two U.S journalists were attacked in Russia.  All this, plus the New York Times Bestsellers and the latest news from aois21, Literally This Week.

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It is also brought to you by “Dating” as Told by the Modern Whore by Aylin Vega. The collection of Aylin’s sexual adventures is now available in paperback from Lulu.com. Pick up your copy today! #BetterThan50Shades

Literally This Week is available on iTunes, Stitcher Radio, Google Play, TuneIn, Podomatic, and media.aois21.com.

For news during the week, follow @aois21 on Twitter.

You can now support this podcast either by buying an ad through Advertisecast, or on the aois21 page on Patreon.

If there’s a story we missed, tweet to us with the #literallythisweek and we’ll check it out.

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February 11, 2017

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February 11, 2017

This week: 1984 has become a Broadway play, Publishers have set a milestone on Kickstarter, Celebrities are disrupting the children’s book industry, Shondaland has found its first comedy, a lifetime achievement award for someone who isn’t dead, Amazon seems to like print books now, and an illustrator has won a top prize.  All this, plus the New York Times Bestsellers and the latest news from aois21, Literally This Week.

This episode is sponsored by “Dating” as told by the Modern Whore by Aylin Vega. Dating is available as an eBook everywhere eBooks are sold, including market.aois21.com.

It is also sponsored by “Tales From the Old New Land,” a performing arts podcast by A.C. Charlap. This monthly story and music are a glimpse at Jewish live in Baltimore, built in the model of Prairie Home Companion. Find it each month on Podomatic, iTunes, Stitcher Radio, Google Play, and media.aois21.com

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February 4, 2017

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February 4, 2017

This week: The National Magazine Awards left a genre out, the New York Times is banking on podcasts, PEN/America is answering back to President Trump, as are a number of indie publishers, membership is booming at The Guardian, Kim Kardashian is starting a book club, and George R. R. Martin has finished writing something.  All this, plus the New York Times Bestsellers and the latest news from aois21, Literally This Week.

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