California

September 8, 2018

in
September 8, 2018

This week: California passes net neutrality, the Village Voice goes quiet, theatre performers are supporting banned book week, the New Yorker Festival caused trouble with their guest list, J.D. Salinger’s books are being reprinted, Waterstones has bought competitor Foyles, and digitization is all that left of items lost in the Brazil’s National Museum fire.  All this, plus the New York Times Bestsellers, the Amazon Charts, and the latest news from aois21, Literally This Week.

Read More

January 20, 2018

in
January 20, 2018

This week: there’s a new religious version of Wikileaks, Michael Wolff’s Fire and Fury is flying off the shelves, South Korean universities have reached a deal with a science journal publisher, garbage collectors have started a library of discarded books, President Trump announced the Fake News Awards, Prisons face backlash over book censorship, and schools are teaching kids to spot fake news. All this, plus the New York Times Bestsellers, the Amazon Charts, and the latest news from aois21, Literally This Week.

Read More

November 18, 2017

in
November 18, 2017

This week: the Comics history reacts to sexual harassment allegations, Amazon’s Kindle turns 10, Publishers and advertisers are still awaiting guidance on new data protection regulations, a British writer and explorer went missing, the National Book Awards were handed out, China’s answer to the Lord of the Rings is being translated to English, and Russia is attacking Buzzfeed. All this, plus the New York Times Bestsellers, the Amazon Charts, and the latest news from aois21, Literally This Week.

Read More