Here is the top literary news of the week:
- How iBooks Author is quietly winning the innovation game
- INscribe Digital Launches POD and Distribution Services
- I AM JESSA CRISPIN’S PROBLEM WITH PUBLISHING
- New Zealand indie to launch European push from Bristol HQ
- Rare copy of Anthony Burgess novel that prompted lawsuit up for sale
- Twitter to Stop Counting Photos and Links in 140-Character Limit
- Brooklyn teacher punished for selling books to students
- The Sense Of Loss A Writer Feels When Their Character Comes To Life
- JK Rowling defends Donald Trump's right to be 'offensive and bigoted'
- Illustrator Lynch appointed Ireland's children's laureate
- 5 Fandom YAs You’ll Ship Harder than your Fave OTP
- Renowned writer John Banville says all of his novels have been failures
- U.S. Copyright Office Requests Feedback on “Mandatory Deposit of Electronic Books and Sound Recordings Available Only Online” Inquiry
- The Future of Books: VR, Augmented Reality, Self-Driving Cars and More
- Man Booker International announced
- New Report: BookNet Canada’s “The State of Digital Publishing in Canada 2015″
- Nielsen tracks sales at Hay and Edinburgh for first time
- James Patterson: ‘It was a desire to prove him wrong that helped spur me forward’
- Nielsen tracks sales at Hay and Edinburgh for first time
- Listen here: 10 great podcasts for book lovers
- Great British Chefs brings a 'geeky' bent to its foodie fare and branded content
- Nancy Drew series deemed “too female” for CBS
- James Patterson: ‘It was a desire to prove him wrong that helped spur me forward’
- EU membership 'crucial to publishing' warns Mandelson
- A New Zealand Public Library is Digitizing Nearly 200,000 Index Cards From 1851-1993 Containing Local Info
- 10 WORKS OF FICTION TO BETTER UNDERSTAND BRAZIL
- John Betjeman: A poetic visionary who spoke for England
- Civil servant arrested for publishing book of already-public information
- WHIT STILLMAN’S “LOVE & FRIENDSHIP”: SUBVERTING THE SOCIAL ORDER WITH STYLE
- Ta-Nehisi Coates's Black Panther is superhero success story
- Story-sharing site Wattpad is attracting young users and brands
- Former BBC Africa correspondent pens 'dramatic' Somalia story
- The New Era of Ebooks in India
- The Art of Stealing
- What makes bad writing bad?
- Sabahattin Ali’s Madonna in a Fur Coat – the surprise Turkish bestseller
- Hartford Mayor Vetoes Council Cuts That Could Have Shut Down Library Branches
- God tries to wipe out hockey in new Mitch Albom musical
- 6 MESSED-UP PSYCHOLOGICAL SUSPENSE NOVELS WRITTEN BY AUTHORS WHO AREN’T GILLIAN FLYNN
- Morocco: The Delicate Task of Restoring One of the World’s Oldest Libraries
- SNL’s Hilarious Tribute to Dead Poets Society Will Shower You With Inspiration (and Blood)
- 10 Great Conan Doyle Books That Don’t Feature Sherlock Holmes
- Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and Spike Lee awarded Johns Hopkins University honorary degrees
Remember to like, share, and subscribe on iTunes, Stitcher Radio, Google Play, Podomatic, and right here.
If there's any news of the week you want to share with us, tweet with #literallythisweek and we'll check it out.
Follow us on twitter @aois21 where we share the news as it comes out!