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November 11, 2017

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November 11, 2017

This week: Seattle has been designated a City of Literature, a new report is predicting the state of Libraries in 2025, are advertisers justified in avoiding hard news?, Twitter has doubled its character count, Tom Stoppard received a lifetime achievement award, Amazon announced its best books, and the top Congressman on copyright issues announces his retirement. All this, plus the New York Times Bestsellers, the Amazon Charts, and the latest news from aois21, Literally This Week.

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August 19, 2017

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August 19, 2017

This week: a comic book publisher is moving into gaming, an ancient library is discovering lost poetry, Amazon is everywhere, Russian publishers are cutting LGBT references from books, a UVA Librarian had a stroke after protesting, Spotify is dropping the music of hate speech, and Breitbart News gets a high-profile new old employee.  All this, plus the New York Times Bestsellers and the latest news from aois21, Literally This Week.

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January 28, 2017

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January 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.

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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.

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December 4, 2016

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December 4, 2016

This week: Anne Rice is bringing her vampire novels to TV, the Oxford Lit Fest has bowed to pressure, a DC Indie Bookstore is expanding, the Bad Sex in Fiction award was handed out, Bob Dylan is skipping Sweden, Small Business Saturday was good for Indie bookstores, and the Columbus Public Library is marking a change.  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. Running now through January 21st, 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 be aois21’s newest podcast series, Tales From the Old New Land, an exploration of Jewish culture in the U.S. in the mold of Prairie Home Companion. Available on the second Saturday of each month on Podomatic, iTunes, Stitcher Radio, Google Play, and media.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.

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September 11, 2016

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September 11, 2016

This week: Japanese public school libraries are seeing funding issues, an indie bookseller has launched an online market for children’s books, might we have a release date for the next Game of Thrones book?, there’s a new collection of F. Scott Fitzgerald work coming out, it’s Banned Book week, Americans love libraries, and even literature is reflecting on 9/11.  All this, plus the New York Times Bestsellers and the latest news from aois21, Literally This Week.

This episode is sponsored by Will This Be On The Final? by Bianca Palmisano, now available for preorder, as well as the Walk to End Alzheimer’s, coming to the National Mall on October 8.

Available on iTunes, Stitcher Radio, Google Play, Podomatic, and media.aois21.com.

For news during the week, follow @aois21 on Twitter.

If there’s a story we missed, tweet to us with the #literallythisweek and we’ll check it out.

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