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July 28, 2018

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July 28, 2018

This week: Forbes apologizes for an article that suggested closing public libraries, Librarians responded in force that someone needs to do some research, the New York Daily News staff cut by the publisher, President Trump promoted a Fox News host’s book in the Oval Office, a Japanese author’s book is declared indecent, a long lost library was found in Germany, and Russia and Sudan go after Fake News.  All this, plus the New York Times Bestsellers, the Amazon Charts, and the latest news from aois21, Literally This Week.

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July 7, 2018

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July 7, 2018

This week: the Man Booker prize celebrates 50 years, a French bookseller is reproducing classical manuscripts, Leisure reading is declining in the U.S., Barnes and Noble fires their CEO, a lost message from King Charles I is found, a bookstore says goodbye and makes donations to an animal shelter, and the EU votes down copyright reforms  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 22, 2016

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May 22, 2016

This week: iBooks Author is quietly conquering the electronic textbook market, a teacher be may be punished for selling books to students, Canadian publishers are offering e-copies for free with print purchases, EU membership might be ‘crucial’ for UK publishers, the story-sharing site Wattpad is souring with millennial, Turkey has an unexplainable bestseller, and an ancient library has been restored in Morocco.  All this, plus the New York Times Bestsellers, Literally This Week. This episode is sponsored by Interlude to Sentimental Me! the new poetry collection from Michael B. Judkins now available for preorder from aois21 publishing.

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