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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.
Read MoreThis 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.
Read MoreThis 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.
Read MoreThis 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.
Read MoreThis 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.
Read MoreThis week: the BBC is helping Alzheimer’s patients remember, the World Wide Web turns 28, two news organizations will be sharing a journalist, a New York book fair takes a step toward equality, the Oxford Comma matters, President Trump wants to cut the NEA, and indie publisher George Braziller has died. 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 Sexed Vexed Perplexed Live! on WDLS Internet Radio. The Modern Whore Aylin Vega will be taking questions live Thursday night from 10 to 11. Tweet your questions beforehand @themodernwhore, or visit the Facebook event page at Facebook.com/SVPPodcast. Listen live Thursday night at www.WDLSradio.net.
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.
Read MoreHere is the top literary news of the week:
Now for the New York Times Bestseller List, Sales for the week ending February 4th
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Combined Print & Ebook Nonfiction
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And now for the home report
This past week, we announced that the aois21 podcast network will now be available on Tune In. Each podcast series has now be posted to the network and you can listen to every minute at your leisure. Visit tunein.com and search for the aois21 podcasts today.
The preorder of The Will of the Magi, the fantasy epic by Paul Dickinson Russell continues on Indiegogo. After the successful crowdfunding campaign, we have transitioned to be an InDemand project and you will be able to preorder the book right up until it is released this summer. Visit indiegogo.com today and search for The Will of the Magi.
On Tuesday, the next edition of the Creative Speaking video series was released. This month we featured part 3 of James D. King’s author interview. The author of the HIVE sci-fi series will be discussing his influences. Find Creative Speaking on the aois21 YouTube channel and media.aois21.com.
On Wednesday, the next episode of the Sexed Vexed Perplexed with the Modern Whore podcast was released. Host Aylin Vega discussing situations that have gone weird, specifically voyeur pets. This podcast is available every other Wednesday on Podomatic, iTunes, Stitcher Radio, GooglePlay and media.aois21.com, and Thursdays on WDLSradio.net
On Thursday night, Aylin Vega’s Sexed Vexed Perplexed was on WDLS internet radio, at www.wdlsradio.net.
The next edition of Tales From the Old New Land has been delayed due to technical issues. The podcast will return shortly on Podomatic, iTunes, Stitcher Radio, Google Play, and media.aois21.com.
In the week ahead, we will discuss an upcoming project for an aois21 Creative. Sign up for the weekly email on aois21.com or Facebook.com/aois21 to find out first.
On Tuesday, it is the 21st and the ePress21 webinar, “Are you ready to self publish?” will be held at 8 pm Eastern time.
Following the ePress21 webinar, it’s ask aois21 on the 21st, your monthly opportunity to ask questions of publisher Keith F. Shovlin. Find it at 8:30 pm eastern on YouTube and Periscope.
On Thursday night, find Sexed Vexed Perplexed on WDLS Internet Radio at www.WDLSradio.net. The next live episode will be on February 23rd.
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.
This week: Virginia has a license plate for bookworms, a Dallas newspaper is connecting with Millennials, the President will be guest editing a magazine, Pew Research has an update on how we read, there’s a new app to get children reading, the cost of textbooks is up, and the importance of Hermione Granger to the Harry Potter universe. 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, now available for preorder.
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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