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August 26, 2017

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August 26, 2017

This week: a library of classics was destroyed in Italy, a comic book store was sold through Facebook, Huff Post is booming with its new homepage, Solzhenitsyn’s epic will soon be in English, an outed CIA operative wants to boot President Trump from Twitter, a little known author is called out for fixing the bestseller list, and Argentina celebrates a beloved author.  All this, plus the New York Times Bestsellers and the latest news from aois21, Literally This Week.

This episode is brought to you by American Presidents at War, a new nonfiction scholarly review by Thomas P. Athridge. Now available for preorder at market.aois21.com.

It is also brought to you by Tales from the Old New Land podcast, hosted by A.C. Charlap, available biweekly from the aois21 podcast network. Find it on Podomatic, wherever podcasts are available, and media.aois21.com.

Literally This Week is available on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher Radio, Google Play, TuneIn, Podomatic, and media.aois21.com.

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March 11, 2017

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March 11, 2017

This week: a Professor has analyzed segregated libraries, the state of indie campus bookstores, how much did PRH pay the Obamas?, two awards are being investigated over their nominee lists, the UN wants a blogger freed, Wikipedia’s importance in libraries is on the rise, and Russia has banned a Norwegian journalist..  All this, plus the New York Times Bestsellers and the latest news from aois21, Literally This Week.

This episode is sponsored by HIVE: Battle at the Dog Star by James D. King. Available soon in paperback from Lulu.com. Download it today wherever eBooks are sold.

It is also brought to you by Tales From the Old New Land, the monthly podcast series from A.C. Charlap, mixing Jewish culture, storytelling, and music for a cultural experience everyone can enjoy. Find Tales From the Old New Land on Podomatic, iTunes, Stitcher Radio, GooglePlay, Tune In, and media.aois21.com.

Literally This Week is available on iTunes, Stitcher Radio, Google Play, Tune In, 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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February 4, 2017

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February 4, 2017

This week: The National Magazine Awards left a genre out, the New York Times is banking on podcasts, PEN/America is answering back to President Trump, as are a number of indie publishers, membership is booming at The Guardian, Kim Kardashian is starting a book club, and George R. R. Martin has finished writing something.  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.

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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