Stephen King

January 20, 2018

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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.

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October 28, 2017

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October 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.

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June 26,2016

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June 26,2016

This week: George RR Martin has a question for Stephen King, Apple customers are getting a refund on eBook purchases, Barnes and Noble’s demise may be bad news for everyone, The Virginia Festival of the Book is accepting submissions, the British have voted to leave the EU and it means a lot to publishers, and roundup from this year’s ALA conference.  All this, plus the New York Times Bestsellers, Literally This Week. This episode is sponsored by Interlude to Sentimental Me! by Michael B. Judkins, now available from aois21 publishing.

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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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