This week: Adbots are coming, are copywriters safe?, Amazon drones may be coming to Britain, is a new Bell Jar adaptation coming to screen, the Man Booker longlist is out, is politics stranger than fiction?, the University of Texas at Arlington is building a music archive, and JK Rowling means it this time, Harry Potter is done. All this, plus the New York Times Bestsellers, Literally This Week.
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This week: The Romance Novelists Association will be giving out two new awards, Indie Presses are the haven for creativity and outside-the-box stories, There’s a new bookstore in Dallas, Worldreader has launched an app to help kids read, Audiobooks are on the rise, a librarian in Cleveland wants to Make America Read Again, and John Lewis is a big winner at this year’s San Diego Comic Con. All this, plus the New York Times Bestsellers, Literally This Week.
This episode is sponsored by HIVE: First Contact by James D. King, now available from aois21 publishing.
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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.
This week: The Short Sharp Stories Award winners were announced, President Obama has published a scholarly paper, Hachette is modernizing its distribution system, Carla Hayden has been confirmed as the new Librarian of Congress, Minnesota bookstores are seeing a rise in sales on racial injustice, a book store can be a sad haven, and the Strand is looking for staff, if you can pass the test. All this, plus the New York Times Bestsellers, Literally This Week.
This episode is sponsored by Interlude to Sentimental Me! by Michael B. Judkins, now available from aois21 publishing.
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.
This week: Monday was the 4th of July and we share some interesting American literary notes, the search is on for children’s books to combat racism post-BREXIT, Amazon has the details on what you’re reading this year, a historian has found a famed French author’s passport from the Spanish Civil War, U.S. Presidential Candidate Hillary Clinton has backed Copyright reform, and Harlequin has launched a new app. All this, plus the New York Times Bestsellers, Literally This Week. This episode is sponsored by Interlude to Sentimental Me! by Michael B. Judkins, now available from aois21 publishing.
This week: Police have raided the Russian Authors’ Society, the French literary chain Actissia is poised to rebound, HarperCollins is being noted for race equality, a new partnership will make books available to the blind and print-disabled, Gay Talese no longer trusts his own book, the world mourns Elie Wiesel, and the Calisphere is adding digital “exhibitions.” All this, plus the New York Times Bestsellers, Literally This Week. This episode is sponsored by HIVE: First Contact by James D. King, now available from aois21 publishing.
This week: George RR Martin has a question for Stephen King, Apple customers are getting a refund on eBook purchases, Barnes and Noble’s demise may be bad news for everyone, The Virginia Festival of the Book is accepting submissions, the British have voted to leave the EU and it means a lot to publishers, and roundup from this year’s ALA conference. All this, plus the New York Times Bestsellers, Literally This Week. This episode is sponsored by Interlude to Sentimental Me! by Michael B. Judkins, now available from aois21 publishing.
This week: A reclassified book tops a bestseller list, Retailers are finding interesting ways to sell Adolf Hitler’s Mein Kampf, Chicago libraries are giving away 1 million books, the Guardian’s children’s books site is closing down, a father and son are visiting every library branch in Toronto, eBook sales continue to decline, and Father’s Day was celebrated by a number of literary sites. All this, plus the New York Times Bestsellers, Literally This Week. This episode is sponsored by HIVE: First Contact, the sci fi novella by James D. King, now available from aois21 publishing.
This week: Portland Schools have banned books that question climate change and now face some blowback, Amazon’s Book Review policy might be sabotaging their authors’s sales, a fantasy series has become a bestseller after starting on the web, a brave debut has won the Baileys Women’s Prize, the nominee to be the next Librarian of Congress heads to the full Senate, the UK Poet Laureate is taking poetry on the road, and a scientific study says that if your read more, you make more money. All this, plus the New York Times Bestsellers, Literally This Week. This episode is sponsored by The Empty Spaces poetry collection by Bianca Palmisano now available from aois21 publishing.
This week: The Orwell Prize has been awarded, JK Rowling is up for an award, but not as JK Rowling, DC and Marvel took a self-published author to court, the Bookseller’s YA Book prize was announced, the U.S. Poet Laureate has written a poem about the UCLA shooting, Franzen’s Purity is coming to Showtime with 007’s help, and Mississippi libraries are going to have to make due with less. 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 from aois21 publishing.
This week: Judy Blume has opened her own bookstore, Simon Cowell is writing a children’s book, big publishers are on the decline, the daughter of a Hong Kong bookseller wants the U.S. to help, realtors are waiting on Amazon, the National Book Festival poster was released, and the European Union is making all publicly funded scientific articles free. 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.
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.
This week: We’re a day late, Bah! The Pulitzer Prize winners were announced, and I struck out again, the Supreme Court threw out the Copyright challenge to Google Books, Dr. Carla Hayden had her Senate confirmation hearing to be the next Librarian of Congress, Overdrive is adding Batman and other DC Comics friends, and there are some exciting new partnerships between universities, public libraries, and digital infrastructure companies. All this, plus the New York Times Bestsellers, Literally This Week.
This week: Philip Pullman marks the decline of publishers, the ALA shared the most challenged books of 2015, Harlequin’s HQ Imprint is going nonfiction this fall, Amazon has a new Kindle with an incredible battery life, Germany doesn’t like a poem making fun of the Turkish President, Ganxy is now allowing bulk eBook sales, and a panel discussion looked at the role of women in the publishing world. All this, plus the New York Times Bestsellers, Literally This Week.
This week: We’re back after an unfortunate absence and Uganda is building a reading culture, there’s a new James Thurber story, Arlington County is seeking its first poet laureate, the EU is granting open access to scientific data and looking to lower the VAT for eBooks, and a copy of Shakespeare’s first folio has been located in Scotland. All this, plus the New York Times Bestsellers, Literally This Week.
