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November 24, 2018

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November 24, 2018

This week: Some questions remain unanswered about the final days of Stan Lee, South Korean booksellers are struggling to survive, an author will be headlining the White House Correspondents dinner next year, a former Librarian of Congress died, Glamour magazine ends its print run, Michelle Obama’s book is B&N’s bestseller of the year, and a novelist has been banned from China  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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November 17, 2018

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November 17, 2018

This week: Bram Stoker’s lost reference materials are rediscovered, J.K. Rowling takes her former assistant to court, Comics legend Stan Lee passed away, Russian publishers are censoring LGBT books, the National Book Awards were handed out, Toxic is the OED word of the year, and Tanzania holds two journalists for questioning.  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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November 3, 2018

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November 3, 2018

This week: Dark Horse Comics is going to the movies, the CBC awarded diversity, a famous author gave a boost to library advocacy, bookseller WH Smith has bought its way into airports, AI is being used by Police to study writings for lies, an Iowa library is flooded with support after an act of hatred, and the UK prepares to pick a new poet laureate .  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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August 4, 2018

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This week: Amazon is producing a TV series of "Lord of the Rings," a Harlem library won Malcom X's unpublished work at auction, Strand Magazine will publish unseen work by Ernest Hemingway, Bob Woodward got unofficial access to most of the White House for his book on President Trump, the Trump administration will lower its tariffs on Canadian newsprint, and violence against journalists in Ukraine is rising. 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 2, 2018

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June 2, 2018

This week: the LA Times website goes dark in Europe, the Nobel Prize in Literature might not return in 2019, there’s someone to fear in the copyright infringement game, a Russian journalist was killed (or not), a Baltimore museum closes and joins the Library of Congress, the author of Fight Club is broke, and the Rebel Girls radical children’s book is announced. All this, plus the New York Times Bestsellers, the Amazon Charts, and the latest news from aois21, Literally This Week.

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May 11, 2018

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May 11, 2018

This week: Open Access is looking past publishers, Seattle and Amazon collide, the New York Times debuts a new web story format, Ian McEwan can’t help you get a good grade, the word ‘cocky’ has been trademarked, Vermont Life magazine is shutting down, and storytelling lives on online. All this, plus the New York Times Bestsellers, the Amazon Charts, and the latest news from aois21, Literally This Week.

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May 5, 2018

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May 5, 2018

This week: The Smithsonian has a robot that speaks Swahili, Federal Prisons are making it harder for prisoners to get books, Freelancers win big in court, Fake books are being used to launder money, the Anna Dewdney prize was handed out, there won’t be a Nobel Prize for Literature this year, and another author is accused of sexual misconduct. 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 21, 2018

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April 21, 2018

This week: Comics Legend Stan Lee is fighting back against apparent elder abuse, turmoil continues to roil the Swedish Academy, the Pulitzer Prizes were handed out, the Financial Times is adapting their subscription model for their audience, Parkland shooting survivor David Hogg has signed a book deal, Macmillan is planning ahead for the new book by former FBI head James Comes, and Canadian students took part in a national poetry competition. 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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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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September 23, 2017

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September 23, 2017

This week: a 25-word novel has been praised, a literary magazine is using essays to spotlight corner stores, a new collection of resources on the First Amendment is available for free, a Turkish novelist has released a short essay from prison, Hillary Clinton’s new book has set a sales record, one of the top American literary prizes has been awarded, and an exhibit on censorship has been censored. All this, plus the New York Times Bestsellers and the latest news from aois21, Literally This Week.

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July 22, 2017

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July 22, 2017

This week: James Comey is shopping a book, but it's not a tell-all, the U.K. Government is urged to support freelancers, publishers are all in on VR even if the public isn't, two new Harry Potter books are coming this fall, a reporter has broken the silence at the White House, is American English devouring British English?, and Russia has some complaints with Google. All this, plus the New York Times Bestsellers and the latest news from aois21, Literally This Week.

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July 15, 2017

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July 15, 2017

This week: you can crowd fund a comic created by Trans artists, the accuracy of historical markers, Goop the magazine is coming, a slice of Penguin Random House has sold for $1 billion, UK man was arrested with a controversial book, just how many books did Milo Yiannopoulus sell?, and a new bookstore in DC will honor a slain journalist. All this, plus the New York Times Bestsellers and the latest news from aois21, Literally This Week.

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July 8, 2017

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July 8, 2017

This week: how Supreme Court cases are effecting libraries, Sony is pressing records again, Amazon is drawing publishers with a new device, NPR drew some unexpected ire on Twitter, there is peace in Middle Earth and at the casino, a new Maurice Sendak book has been found, and the possible largest bookstore in the world has opened in an unlikely place.  All this, plus the New York Times Bestsellers and the latest news from aois21, Literally This Week.

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April 15, 2017

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April 15, 2017

This week: Louisiana’s archives are at risk, Indie bookstores in the UK have been awarded, the Pulitzer Prizes have been announced, We’ve got the Top Ten Challenged books of 2016, A new ALA President has been elected, Margaret Atwood tells how her novel isn’t that fictional, and a new conglomerate is producing audiobooks.  All this, plus the New York Times Bestsellers and the latest news from aois21, Literally This Week.

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