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October 27, 2018

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October 27, 2018

This week: the Hurston/Wright prize started a week of award news, the World’s Biggest Book sale goes to Dubai, an Iowa man burns library books to protest Pride, PBS named the Great American Read, transgender literature is on the rise, the Kirkus Prize winners were announced, and Ireland votes to legalize blasphemy. All this, plus the New York Times and Publisher’s Weekly bestseller lists and the latest news from aois21, Literally This Week.

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October 20, 2018

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October 20, 2018

This week: Stephen Hawking warns of superhumans in his final book, a Brazilian Presidential candidate benefits from fake news, how #MeToo influences the literary industry, the Man Booker Prize was announced, children’s mental health gets help from picture books, the creator of the Little Free Library has died, and Iceland’s book giving tradition is under threat.  All this, plus the New York Times and Publisher’s Weekly bestseller lists and the latest news from aois21, Literally This Week.

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