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.

This episode is sponsored by HIVE: Battle at the Dog Star by James D. King. Available now in paperback from Lulu.com. Download it today wherever eBooks are sold and join the fight against the Insectoid scourge.

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.