January 15, 2017

1. Due to technical difficulties with the production of Tales From the Old New Land, there will not be an episode of Literally This Week this week.

Here is the top literary news of the week:

• *Ohio Public Libraries “Trying to Head Off More Funding Cuts”
• The Bookseller unites trade and book awards
• It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia's race swapping shows the limitations of white writers tackling black perspectives
• BOOKSELLING IN THE 21ST CENTURY: NOTABLE CUSTOMERS, ILLUSTRATED
• Essential reading: nine experts on the books that inspired them
• A LITERARY TOUR OF LEWES, UK
• *Golden Globes 2017: Complete list of winners
• TV series adapted from hit fantasy novel to air at end of month
• German booksellers end 2016 on positive note
• UMass Medical School Library Fellow Receives Funding to Study Use of Graphic Novels to Improve Medical Literacy
• Stop Using the Phrase Creative Writing
• The Internet Archive launches a Trump-only trove of TV clips
• Khorsandi withdrew from Jhalak Prize for fear of 'alienating' audience
• hoopla digital Boosts Library to 600,000 Titles
• Nat Hentoff, Journalist and Social Commentator, Dies at 91
• HOW NOT BEING CATALOGED MADE MY BOOKSTORE BETTER
• A LITERARY FEUD IS AFOOT!
• Committee to Protect Journalists agrees, 2016 was a terrible, terrible year
• Apprenticeships offered to write for Zombies, Run! game
• WRITERS RESIST: AN ANTI-INAUGURATION ON MLK’S BIRTHDAY
• All types of adult fiction books decreased in sales last year — except for this one
• New Jersey’s Monmouth University Named the Official Archival Center for Bruce Springsteen’s Works and Memorabilia
• University of Delaware Library now member of Open Textbook Network
• I’M READING ALL OF SHAKESPEARE IN ONE YEAR. MAYBE.
• SAMANTA SCHWEBLIN ON REVEALING DARKNESS THROUGH FICTION
• UNIVERSITY AS AN INTELLECTUAL ASYLUM
• William Peter Blatty, author of The Exorcist, dies at 89
• Turning the page, bookworms find solace
• Russian Police Have Blocked 1,200 Websites Since 2014
• 37 years after retelling Mahabharata , Bhyrappa now explores Ramayana
• Jane Austen at 200: still a friend and a stranger

For the New York Times Bestseller List, Sales for the week ending Jan 7th

Combined Print & Ebook Fiction

1. The Mistress by Danielle Steel

2. A Dog’s Purpose by W. Bruce Cameron

Hardcover Fiction

1. The Mistress

2. Two by Two by Nicholas Sparks

eBook Fiction

1. Below the Belt by Stuart Woods

2. The Mistress

Paperback Trade Fiction

1. A Dog’s Purpose

2. A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman

Paperback Mass Market Fiction

1. Sweet Tomorrows by Debbie Macomber

2. The Murder House by James Patterson and David Ellis

Combined Print & eBook Nonfiction

1. Hillbilly Elegy by J.D. Vance

2. Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly

Hardcover Nonfiction

1. Hillbilly Elegy

2. The Princess Diarist by Carrie Fisher

Paperback Nonfiction

1. Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly

2. Alexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow

Ebook Nonfiction

1. The Lost City of the Monkey God by Douglas Preston

2. Hillbilly Elegy

Young Adult eBook

1. Passenger by Alexandra Bracken

2. The Walls Around Us by Nova Ren Suma

Young Adult Hardcover

1. Wayfarer by Alexandra Bracken
2. Three Dark Crowns by Kendare Blake

Young Adult Paperback

1. A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness
2. Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher

And now for the home report

This past week, we announced that Will This Be on the Final? by Bianca Palmisano was the aois21 bestseller for December 2016. Additionally James D. King was the bestselling author for 2016 and his book HIVE: First Contact was the bestselling title for the year at aois21. Sign up for the weekly email at aois21.com and Facebook.com/aois21 to stay ahead of the news!

We continued the Indiegogo crowdfunding campaign for Paul Dickinson Russell’s fantasy epic The Will of the Magi which has reached its ultimate goal of $1,600. The campaign will help Paul cover the editing and design costs for his book and hopefully also cover production and advertising costs as well. Visit the Publish Me! page on media.aois21.com or igg.me/at/aois21. Here are contributors from this week that helped put us over the top:

On Thursday night the Sexed Vexed Perplexed podcast was replayed on WDLS Internet Radio. The Modern Whore, Aylin Vega, will be appearing weekly, Thursday nights at 10 ET, with a live episode coming up January 26th. Visit www.wdlsradio.net or news.aois21.com for more information

Due to illness and production delays, the Creative Speaking video series and Tales From the Old New Land podcast will be released shortly.

In the week ahead, we will be releasing the cover art for an upcoming aois21 title and launching the preorder campaign.

We will continue the Indiegogo campaign for Paul Dickinson Russell’s fantasy epic The Will of the Magi. We will making updates throughout the week and may release additional Footnote episodes of the Publish Me! podcast as big news happens, including the week in review on Wednesday.

On Tuesday, the next episode of Passion on the Page will be released. aois21 Creative and poet Michael B. Judkins will be reading his final entry for the series. The poem “I Stand” is from his collection Interlude to Sentimental Me! Find the Passion on the Page podcast on Soundcloud, iTunes, Stitcher Radio, Google Play, and media.aois21.com.

On Wednesday, the next episode of the Sexed Vexed Perplexed with the Modern Whore podcast will be released. Host Aylin Vega will be discussing whether it is a good idea to put out early on in a relationship. This podcast is available every other Wednesday on Podomatic, iTunes, Stitcher Radio, GooglePlay and media.aois21.com, and Thursdays on WDLSradio.net

Also this week, we will release the latest episode of the Creative Speaking video series. aois21 Creative Michael B. Judkins returns for part 4 of his author interview. Find that series on the aois21 Youtube channel and media.aois21.com

And the next edition of Tales From the Old New Land will be released. A.C. Charlap returns to read the tale Microaggresions and an interview with the father of disgruntled contributor Herbert Swamley. Find Tales from the Old New land on Podomatic, iTunes, Stitcher Radio, Google Play and media.aois21.com

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 by Tales From the Old New Land, the newest podcast series from the aois21 podcast network. This series by A.C. Charlap includes storytelling, interviews, music and humor in a unique view of Jewish Culture in Baltimore. Find it monthly on Podomatic, iTunes, Stitcher Radio, Google Play, and media.aois21.com.

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December 11, 2016

Due to a very busy schedule as the holidays approach, there will not be a new episode this week. Please enjoy the news list nonetheless.

Here is the top literary news of the week:

• New York Public Library Turns Former Library Apartment Into Teen/Tech Center
• Andrew Keen predicts 'renaissance' for publishers in post-truth age
• University of Ottawa Professors Hold Rally to Protest Library Budget Cuts
• Announcing the shortlist for the 2016 Gerald Kraak Award for African writers and artists
• Kafka's sexual terrors were 'absolutely normal', says biographer
• WHAT ARE YOUR FAVORITE BOOKS OF 2016?
• Bob Dylan Speech Will Be Read at the Nobel Prize Ceremonies
• George RR Martin on next Game of Thrones book: don't expect a happy ending
• John Legend and Ta-Nehisi Coates on the Art of Writing
• Baroness Lola Young to chair Man Booker Prize 2017
• Juliet Jacques: 'I was nervous about publishing intimate, traumatic moments'
• Federation of European Publishers (FEP) Releases European Book Publishing Statistics 2015
• The Enright Files on William Shakespeare & James Joyce
• Announcing the Winners of the 2016 Goodreads Choice Awards
• Johnson, Bragg and Hodge win inaugural Parliamentary Book Awards
• Qi Announce The First Annual Quite Interesting Book Of The Year Award
• Fantastic Feuds: Why Tilda Swinton Hates On Harry Potter
• RUNNING DOWN LONDON LANEWAYS WITH AUDIOBOOKS
• Time to invest in good reading for everyone
• Writing in English is a waste of ink if we consider the shortage of books in African languages – Vonani Bila at the launch of A Ri Hlanhlekangi
• Scotland: University of Edinburgh Students Vote For Library ‘Nap Pods’
• Military academy gets shamed by conservative outlet for offering cadets stress relievers
• The Best Book Jackets of 2016
• Larry Tremblay on finding inspiration and imagination in nature
• WHAT A NOVEL LOOKS LIKE  BEFORE IT’S A NOVEL
• Colorado: “Garfield County Library Cuts Lead to Layoffs, Reduced Hours”
• Top 10 cats in literature
• DCL and Bowker Publish 2016 Digital Publishing Survey
• The Best Literary Adaptations of 2016
• TURNING A BOOK INTO A MOVIE IS LIKE MAKING BOOZE
• U.S. House Judiciary Committee Releases Copyright Reform Policy Proposal “Granting Autonomy with Respect to Library of Congress”
• Award-winning romantic novelist Claire Lorrimer dies
• New Zealand publishing recovers after weak 2013-14
• Max Porter's 'joyful linguistic invention' wins him young writer of the year award
• THE APPEAL OF THE WITCH
• * Book Publishers Are Scrambling To Release Trump ‘Survival Guides’
• NOTES FROM THE RESISTANCE: A COLUMN ON LANGUAGE AND POWER
• Abubakar Adam Ibrahim awarded $100,000 Nigeria Prize for Literature in glittering ceremony
• Teen who has sent thousands of books to Indigenous communities up for major award
• Man of many wonders
• Refugee charities benefit from Sands and Hachette donations
• How One Publisher Has Made Diversity a Part of Its DNA
• 'Yes, I got the email. That's how email works’: Journalists share their biggest PR peeves
• Finding Wisdom in the Letters of Aging Writers
• A BOOK LOVER’S HOTEL IN PORTUGAL AND MORE CRITICAL LINKING

For the New York Times Bestseller List

Dated Dec. 18th

Combined Print & Ebook Fiction

1. The Whistler by John Grisham
2. Two by Two by Nicholas Sparks

Hardcover Fiction

1. The Whistler
2. Cross the Line by James Patterson

Ebook Fiction

1. Two by Two
2. Truly Madly Guilty by Liane Moriarty

Paperback Trade Fiction

1. A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman
2. The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins

Paperback Mass Market Fiction

1. Tricky Twenty-Two by Janet Evanovich
2. The Girl on the Train

Combined Print & Ebook Nonfiction

1. The Magnolia Story by Chip Gaines and Joanna Gaines and Mark Dagostino
2. Killing the Rising Sun by Bill O’Reilly and Martin Dugald

Hardcover Nonfiction

1. Killing the Rising Sun
2. The Magnolia Story

Paperback Nonfiction

1. Alexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow
2. Thomas Jefferson and the Tripoli Pirates by Brian Kilmeade and Don Yaeger

Ebook Nonfiction

1. The Magnolia Story
2. Talking as Fast as I can by Lauren Graham

Young Adult eBook

1. Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo
2. I’ll give you the sun by Jandy Nelson

Young Adult Hardcover

1. Courage to Soar by Simone Biles with Michelle Burford
2. Heartless by Marissa Meyer

Young Adult Paperback

1. Five Nights at Freddy’s: The Silver Eyes by Scott Cawthon and Kira Breed-Wrisley
2. The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

And for the home report

This past week, we announced that “Dating” as told by the Modern Whore by Aylin Vega was our bestseller for the month of November, which was one of our strongest months of sales. Sign up for the aois21 email at aois21.com and the aois21 Facebook page to be able to find out these announcements earlier and get special deals as well.

We continued the Indiegogo crowdfunding campaign for Paul Dickinson Russell’s fantasy epic The Will of the Magi. The campaign will help Paul cover the editing and design costs for his book and hopefully also cover production and advertising costs as well. Visit the Publish Me! page on media.aois21.com or igg.me/at/aois21. The campaign has had a steady stream of new contributions and currently stands at 76% having raised $1,215. Here is a list of the contributors to the campaign this past week:

• Daniel Rufolo
• Natalie Knickerbocker
• Bob and Tina Kahle

As part of the crowdfunding campaign, we released one Footnote episodes of the Publish Me! podcast, recognizing the passing of the second target, allowing for the funding of the cover design, to be done by designer Rana Gainer.

On Tuesday, the next episode of the Passion on the Page poetry podcast was released. Guest poet P.M. Mathis read her poem A Girl With A Book and discussed the inspiration from her own childhood. Find that podcast on Soundcloud, iTunes, Stitcher Radio, Google Play, and media.aois21.com

On Wednesday, the next episode of the Sexed Vexed Perplexed with the Modern Whore podcast was released. Host Aylin Vega welcomed guests Julia and Kay to discuss Bad decisions. This podcast is available every other Wednesday on Podomatic, iTunes, Stitcher Radio, GooglePlay and media.aois21.com, and now on WDLSradio.net

Delayed till Thursday, the next episode of the Publish Me! podcast was released as Paul Dickinson Russell and i discussed the evolving work on Paul’s completed fantasy epic, the Will of the Magi. We were joined by three beta readers as well as newly announced designer Rana Gainer. Find that podcast on Podomatic, iTunes, Stitcher Radio, Google Play, YouTube, and media.aois21.com. This episode also served as the week in review for the second week of the Indiegogo campaign

On Thursday night the Sexed Vexed Perplexed podcast debuted on WDLS Internet Radio. Following this debut, the Modern Whore, Aylin Vega, will be appearing weekly, Thursday nights at 10 ET. While most episodes will be restructured and paired episodes of the podcast, once a month Aylin will be performing live and taking callers to share their own stories and get advice. This month’s live show will be on December 29th, a chance to get some advice as you plan your new years resolutions. Visit www.wdlsradio.net or news.aois21.com for more information

On Saturday, the next Tales from the Old New Land with A. C. Charlap was released. Tale 2: Carmen Chavez welcomed special guest lecturer Dr. Martin Vitebsk and esteemed Rabbi Shapseh Kichelfarb, as well as cohost Rabbi Herbert Swamley, and music by Aaron Lebedeff. Find this podcast on Podomatic, iTunes, Stitcher Radio, Google Play, and media.aosi21.coml

In the week ahead, aois21 will be announcing our annual #GiveABook campaign to run through the end of December. Any visitor to the aois21 market will get a special gift if they used the #GiveABook. Sign up for the weekly email at aois21.com or Facebook.com/aois21 to find out first.

We will continue the Indiegogo campaign for Paul Dickinson Russell’s fantasy epic The Will of the Magi. We will making updates throughout the week and may release additional Footnote episodes of the Publish Me! podcast as big news happens, including the week in review on Wednesday.

On Wednesday, this month’s Creative Speaking will be released, featuring the final part of Dr. Deepan Chatterjee’s author interview. Find this web series on the aois21 YouTube channel and media.aois21.com.

This podcast and several others on the aois21 podcast network, can now be supported through the advertising site advertisecast. Current podcast available include Sexed Vexed Perplexed, Publish Me!, and this one, with more to come. Visit advertisecast.com for more information.

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

August 7, 2016

Here is the top literary news of the week:

• First day sales of Cursed Child ‘incredible'
• Yves Bonnefoy obituary
• HOW ROUSSEAU PREDICTED TRUMP
• Editing the genome
• Happy Birthday! Five Fascinating Facts about Herman Melville
• Patton Oswalt Will Finish His Wife Michelle McNamara’s Book, He Reveals in Heartbreaking Post
• Netflix to produce a film of The Panama Papers
• The Fascinating, Complicated Art of Designing a Book Cover
• What Do This Season’s Political Books Tell Us About the Election?
• What We're Reading This Summer
• Why You Should Care About Readability Statistics
• Academics unite to condemn YUPL redundancies
• Chicago Public Library Hotspot Lending is Hot
• Facts and Fictions: Find out about Bridge Books – Joburg’s newest independent bookstore – and the coming reading revolution
• The Goat Bursary launches for unpublished writers
• The World's Highest-Paid Authors 2016: James Patterson, Jeff Kinney and J.K. Rowling Top Ranking
• ON THE POLITICS OF EUROPE’S NEW LITERARY SUPERSTARS
• No power or running water – but digital books galore
• 10 books to get men reading
• Moscow Bookstores Receive New Harry Potter Books After Confusion at Customs
• Don’t judge a book by its… title?
• Bridget Jones's Baby on the way into print, Helen Fielding says
• THE IMPROBABLE LIFE AND PRESCIENT POETRY OF BASIL BUNTING
• PRH leads British Book Design Award nominations
• Read Books, Live Longer?
• Kids get hair cut, heads filled thanks to Books With Barbers reading program
• Provo City Library Removes Itself as a Pokemon Go Pokestop, What Happened?
• Life lessons from George Bowering, a master of writing
• Parents Experimenting On Their Children in Fiction
• NPR News: Wisdom From Young Adult Authors: Tamora Pierce
• When You Wake Up To An Order For 1437 Copies Of Harley Quinn #1
• New Patrick Ness film in development
• Is Video for Digital Publishers Worth the Hype?
• SHAKESPEARE’S GLOBE ARCHIVE TO BE DIGITIZED
• 9 Thrillers (One True) That Times Editors Think You Should Read This Summer
• 13 Copywriting Tips to Help You Write a Better Novel
• 15 Fun Facts about The Baby-sitters Club

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