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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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May 29, 2016

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May 29, 2016

This week: Judy Blume has opened her own bookstore, Simon Cowell is writing a children’s book, big publishers are on the decline, the daughter of a Hong Kong bookseller wants the U.S. to help, realtors are waiting on Amazon, the National Book Festival poster was released, and the European Union is making all publicly funded scientific articles free.  All this, plus the New York Times Bestsellers, Literally This Week. This episode is sponsored by Interlude to Sentimental Me! the new poetry collection from Michael B. Judkins now available for preorder from aois21 publishing.

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May 22, 2016

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May 22, 2016

This week: iBooks Author is quietly conquering the electronic textbook market, a teacher be may be punished for selling books to students, Canadian publishers are offering e-copies for free with print purchases, EU membership might be ‘crucial’ for UK publishers, the story-sharing site Wattpad is souring with millennial, Turkey has an unexplainable bestseller, and an ancient library has been restored in Morocco.  All this, plus the New York Times Bestsellers, Literally This Week. This episode is sponsored by Interlude to Sentimental Me! the new poetry collection from Michael B. Judkins now available for preorder from aois21 publishing.

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May 8th, 2016

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