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October 13, 2018

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October 13, 2018

This week: Contemplating the potential unionziation of comics creators after #metoo and #timesup, the Swedish Academy elected two new members in planning for next year’s Nobel, Brazil’s National Museum prepares to rebuild, the PEN/Pinter prize awarding came with a plea for authors to call out lies, HarperCollins took a big step toward Spanish-language literature, the Alternative Nobel is announced, and Marvel fires an author over online harassment. All this, plus the New York Times and Publisher’s Weekly bestseller lists and the latest news from aois21, Literally This Week.

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September 22, 2018

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September 22, 2018

This week: teachers are using YA novels to teach #MeToo, Tronc newspapers have a second bidder, a nominee withdraws from the alt Nobel, CRS reports go online, the New York Review of Books fires their editor, Barnes & Noble opens a new, smaller store, and the Oxford English Dictionary wants to learn new slang.  All this, plus the New York Times and Publisher’s Weekly bestseller lists and the latest news from aois21, Literally This Week.

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September 15, 2018

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September 15, 2018

This week: the EU Copyright law is back in the news, Google wants to kill URLs, several publishers are staffing up this year, a Florence bookstore is looking for a new owner, Time’s new owner is shifting staff, the EU preliminarily passed its copyright reform, and French bookstores are up in arms over a prize winner.  All this, plus the New York Times and Publisher’s Weekly bestseller lists and the latest news from aois21, Literally This Week.

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September 8, 2018

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September 8, 2018

This week: California passes net neutrality, the Village Voice goes quiet, theatre performers are supporting banned book week, the New Yorker Festival caused trouble with their guest list, J.D. Salinger’s books are being reprinted, Waterstones has bought competitor Foyles, and digitization is all that left of items lost in the Brazil’s National Museum fire.  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 23, 2018

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June 23, 2018

This week: an author is trying to trademark “Dragon Slayer,” the inaugural Excellence in Graphic Lit Awards were handed out, Sarah Jessica Parker has a book imprint, the Carnegie medal winner has a problem with children’s book vocabulary, the Oxford English Dictionary is searching the globe for new words, a long lost series of typefaces are being reborn, and the EU is moving toward Copyright reform, but at what cost? All this, plus the New York Times Bestsellers, the Amazon Charts, and the latest news from aois21, Literally This Week.

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April 28, 2018

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April 28, 2018

This week: Hear the tale of the Biblioburro of Colombia, a major publisher gave back with a company-wide day of volunteering, a major city newspaper left their front page blank on Monday, the new book by James Comey is doing even better than recent political blockbusters, a new study shows a shocking gap between men and women authors, George RR Martin has a new book out this year (no, not that one), and there may not be a Nobel Prize for Literature this year. All this, plus the New York Times Bestsellers, the Amazon Charts, and the latest news from aois21, Literally This Week.

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April 7, 2018

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April 7, 2018

This week: the estate of a deceased author is trying to trademark one of his titles, the Fire and Fury TV adaptation has a director, the Hugo Award Nominees were announced, A Gentleman in Moscow has a star, a publisher is banking on the Obamas having a big year in sales, celebrity bookclubs are getting more people to read, and a journalist was killed in the Gaza strip by Israeli forces. All this, plus the New York Times Bestsellers, the Amazon Charts, and the latest news from aois21, Literally This Week.

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March 24, 2018

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March 24, 2018

This week: a never-ending poem has literally hit the streets, the former FBI director’s memory is soaring in sales a month before it’s released, John Oliver has released a book to counter a children’s book by the Vice President’s daughter, Don Quixote is being used to fight a Spanish court ruling, Sylvia Plath’s typewriter was sold at auction, photographer Bill Cunningham has a secret memoir, and JRR Tolkien’s artwork goes on display. All this, plus the New York Times Bestsellers, the Amazon Charts, and the latest news from aois21, Literally This Week.

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January 27, 2018

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January 27, 2018

This week: Oakland’s Public Library was without power, Chinese Police have arrested a Hong Kong publisher again, a DC book club is the most popular club at school, Ursula K. LeGuin has died, The Pope has a problem with fake news, Apple is building up their eBooks again, and the Polish Parliament is banning and reference to their people taking part in the Holocaust. All this, plus the New York Times Bestsellers, the Amazon Charts, and the latest news from aois21, Literally This Week.

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January 13, 2018

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January 13, 2018

This week: the story of Michael Wolff’s Fire and Fury continues, the Golden Globes were handed out, a publisher replies to President Trump, Wikileaks may not have violated copyright law, a San Francisco bookstore is staying open, Anne Rice’s books are coming to TV with big name help, and Yemeni blogger has been missing for 150 days. All this, plus the New York Times Bestsellers, the Amazon Charts, and the latest news from aois21, Literally This Week.

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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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December 9, 2017

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December 9, 2017

This week: a Canadian author faced trouble from U.S. Customs, Australia is studying the effect of Google and Facebook on the media, The Street is laying off staff again, the Goodreads Choice Award winners were announced, the LA Weekly as new owners, libraries in Egypt are under threat, and a lawsuit is attempting to stop a mashup between Star Trek and Dr. Seuss. All this, plus the New York Times Bestsellers, the Amazon Charts, and the latest news from aois21, Literally This Week.

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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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November 4, 2017

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November 4, 2017

This week: an Internet protocol is fighting censorship, Christian booksellers are filling gaps in their communities, the news subscription is doing better than expected, time for the Goodreads Choice Awards, “Fake News” is the word(s) of the year, Teen Vogue has gone online, and an American has been arrested for a tweet. 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 14, 2017

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October 14, 2017

This week: a Canadian museum has launched a new digital collection, a news show host may cancel her book deal over the Harvey Weinstein allegations, a social media evangelist has been named school librarian of the year in the UK, Internet Archives have found a loophole in copyright law, Origin by Dan Brown has had a strong debut, publishers are building up experiential marketing plans, and a Russian blogger is in trouble for sharing an excerpt from a 30-year old novel. 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 7, 2017

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October 7, 2017

This week: a manuscript of the Book of Mormon has sold for $35 million, what is the Nobel committee looking for, Romance reading is on the rise and Romance readers aren’t happy with the New York Times, Kazuo Ishiguro is your 2017 Nobel Laureate, the copyright fight continues among scientific publications, and U.S. media organizations may be banned in Russia. 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 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.

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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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July 29, 2017

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July 29, 2017

This week: an Iranian author has been denied a UK visa, the next Games of Thrones book may be out in 2018, Publishers have stepped up to help a UK school, Google has an intellectual property problem, the Village Voice staff is fighting for its rights, Amazon’s Jeff Bezos was briefly the richest person in the world, and an actress is launching a new digital media company.  All this, plus the New York Times Bestsellers and the latest news from aois21, Literally This Week.

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