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.
This week: President Obama has nominated a new Librarian of Congress, Indie Bookshops are thriving, Umberto Eco’s new book is coming early, George RR Martin has got a surprise for his readers, and the Academy Awards were handed out. All this, plus the New York Times Bestsellers, Literally This Week.
This week: is Amazon up to no good, the U.S. government is looking into it, libraries are under threat in the UK, two Tolkien poems have been found, privilege in publishing is in check, an author speaks out about their pulled book, and the world said goodbye to two literary giants. All this, plus the New York Times Bestsellers, Literally This Week.
This week: the UK’s National Libraries Day was a success, Harper Lee is going to Broadway, Neil Gaiman is coming to Sky Television, is France really reading eBooks?, Bookstore sales are up, and there’s a new Harry Potter book coming this summer. All this, plus the New York Times Bestsellers, Literally This Week.
This week: Awards, awards, and more awards, Finnegan’s wake gets a musical accompaniement, Barnes and Noble is helping put your kids in a story, Dubai is building a super library, Joan Didion rocks, Amazon might be opening more bookstores, and the favorite Harry Potter spell was announced. All this, plus the New York Times Bestsellers, Literally This Week
