This week: Dolly Parton read to children at the Library of Congress, a 1990’s history book is causing trouble in the church, Heart Newspapers are getting creative with paywalls, Washington state brings back net neutrality, will Florida arm Librarians?, George R.R. Martin quits blogging, and a Russian deputy is accused by multiple journalists. All this, plus the New York Times Bestsellers, the Amazon Charts, and the latest news from aois21, Literally This Week.
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February 24, 2018
This week: a new comic book store has opened, Mary Shelley’s original notebooks are being released, a new study found an interesting change in women’s portrayals in novels, a prisoner may have to pay the state for his incarceration after getting a book deal, the PEN/America awards were handed out, a new eBook and Audiobook service has been launched, and the internet laughs at a country’s attempt to limit internet use.. All this, plus the New York Times Bestsellers, the Amazon Charts, and the latest news from aois21, Literally This Week.
Read MoreJanuary 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.
Read MoreNovember 25, 2017
This week: Africa’s top fact checker has been awarded, Booksellers prepare to #ShopSmall, Mashable as a cautionary tale, media struggle to contend with Facebook and Google, do you read science fiction differently?, the Odyssey has been translated by a woman for the first time, and a veteran journalist Charlie Rose has lost two honors over sexual allegations. All this, plus the New York Times Bestsellers, the Amazon Charts, and the latest news from aois21, Literally This Week.
Read MoreNovember 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 MoreOctober 28, 2017
This week: Sony has a trademark problem, How did Pablo Neruda die?, a magazine publisher is making movies now, you eReader is helping medical science, a Biloxi school relents on a controversial book, Bill O’Reilly is without a literary agent, and the New York Times is fighting censorship overseas. All this, plus the New York Times Bestsellers, the Amazon Charts, and the latest news from aois21, Literally This Week.
Read MoreJune 10, 2017
This week: the works of Marquez are being translated in Arabic, a century old lit mag is reborn, Al Jazeera is accused of supporting terrorism, Bob Dylan gave his Nobel lecture, celebrities are becoming storytellers-in-chief, you can read for free on the New York City Subway, and Russia has convicted the Ukrainian Librarian for extremism. All this, plus the New York Times Bestsellers and the latest news from aois21, Literally This Week.
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Read MoreJanuary 28, 2017
This week: There’s a new way to listen to Audiobooks, there’s a Shakespeare crowdsource project, Amazon has changed it international deals, U.S. Government agencies have been blocked from communicating, 1984 and other titles are seeing renewed interest, a German media company is betting big on print, and publishers are mad at the New York Times. All this, plus the New York Times Bestsellers and the latest news from aois21, Literally This Week.
This episode is sponsored by HIVE: First Contact by James D. King, the first book in the HIVE sci-fi series. Find it as an eBook everywhere eBooks are sold including market.aois21.com. Find it print exclusively on Lulu.com.
It is also brought to you 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.
Literally This Week is available on iTunes, Stitcher Radio, Google Play, 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.
Read MoreJanuary 21, 2017
This week: Prince Charles writes a book on climate changes, President Obama cannot live without books, the National Book Critics Circle announce finalists, is the Alt-Right taking over publishing?, PEN America announces nominees, a library book was extremely overdue in San Francisco, and eBook publishers have reached a new agreement in Canada. All this, plus the New York Times Bestsellers and the latest news from aois21, Literally This Week.
This episode is sponsored by the Indiegogo campaign for The Will of the Magi by Paul Dickinson Russell. Ending on Saturday, we are raising money to edit, design, and print Russell’s fantasy epic. Visit indiegogo.com and show your support.
It is also brought to you by Sexed Vexed Perplexed Live! On Thursday night from 10 to 11 pm ET, Aylin Vega will be taking questions and giving out advice live on WDLS Internet Radio. Tweet your questions to @themodernwhore or leave them on the Facebook events page and Aylin will answer them live. Visit WDLSRadio.net to listen live and call in!
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Read MoreJuly 3, 2016
This week: Police have raided the Russian Authors’ Society, the French literary chain Actissia is poised to rebound, HarperCollins is being noted for race equality, a new partnership will make books available to the blind and print-disabled, Gay Talese no longer trusts his own book, the world mourns Elie Wiesel, and the Calisphere is adding digital “exhibitions.” All this, plus the New York Times Bestsellers, Literally This Week. This episode is sponsored by HIVE: First Contact by James D. King, now available from aois21 publishing.
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