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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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September 15, 2018

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September 15, 2018

This week: the EU Copyright law is back in the news, Google wants to kill URLs, several publishers are staffing up this year, a Florence bookstore is looking for a new owner, Time’s new owner is shifting staff, the EU preliminarily passed its copyright reform, and French bookstores are up in arms over a prize winner.  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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September 8, 2018

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September 8, 2018

This week: California passes net neutrality, the Village Voice goes quiet, theatre performers are supporting banned book week, the New Yorker Festival caused trouble with their guest list, J.D. Salinger’s books are being reprinted, Waterstones has bought competitor Foyles, and digitization is all that left of items lost in the Brazil’s National Museum fire.  All this, plus the New York Times Bestsellers, the Amazon Charts, and the latest news from aois21, Literally This Week.

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August 18, 2018

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August 18, 2018

This week: VS Naipaul leaves a difficult legacy, a disgraced former librarian is profiting off taxpayers, a library shut down 3D printers over guns, printed book sales outpace all other physical media, FCC goes after Alex Jones, or does it?, a publisher is refusing to bow to President Trump’s demands, and elections in Mali are marred by internet blockages.  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 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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June 16, 2018

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June 16, 2018

This week: a new record is set at the Unbound crowdfunding site, a Portland feminist bookstore is closing, Amazon shut down a Kindle Unlimited abuser, Europe may change what you see online, universities are cancelling subscriptions with big publishers, a newspaper fires their cartoonist for criticizing President Trump, and a journalist is killed in an ambush on Kashmir. All this, plus the New York Times Bestsellers, the Amazon Charts, and the latest news from aois21, Literally This Week.

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June 2, 2018

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June 2, 2018

This week: the LA Times website goes dark in Europe, the Nobel Prize in Literature might not return in 2019, there’s someone to fear in the copyright infringement game, a Russian journalist was killed (or not), a Baltimore museum closes and joins the Library of Congress, the author of Fight Club is broke, and the Rebel Girls radical children’s book is announced. All this, plus the New York Times Bestsellers, the Amazon Charts, and the latest news from aois21, Literally This Week.

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April 28, 2018

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April 28, 2018

This week: Hear the tale of the Biblioburro of Colombia, a major publisher gave back with a company-wide day of volunteering, a major city newspaper left their front page blank on Monday, the new book by James Comey is doing even better than recent political blockbusters, a new study shows a shocking gap between men and women authors, George RR Martin has a new book out this year (no, not that one), and there may not be a Nobel Prize for Literature this year. All this, plus the New York Times Bestsellers, the Amazon Charts, and the latest news from aois21, Literally This Week.

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April 21, 2018

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April 21, 2018

This week: Comics Legend Stan Lee is fighting back against apparent elder abuse, turmoil continues to roil the Swedish Academy, the Pulitzer Prizes were handed out, the Financial Times is adapting their subscription model for their audience, Parkland shooting survivor David Hogg has signed a book deal, Macmillan is planning ahead for the new book by former FBI head James Comes, and Canadian students took part in a national poetry competition. All this, plus the New York Times Bestsellers, the Amazon Charts, and the latest news from aois21, Literally This Week.

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April 7, 2018

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April 7, 2018

This week: the estate of a deceased author is trying to trademark one of his titles, the Fire and Fury TV adaptation has a director, the Hugo Award Nominees were announced, A Gentleman in Moscow has a star, a publisher is banking on the Obamas having a big year in sales, celebrity bookclubs are getting more people to read, and a journalist was killed in the Gaza strip by Israeli forces. All this, plus the New York Times Bestsellers, the Amazon Charts, and the latest news from aois21, Literally This Week.

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March 24, 2018

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March 24, 2018

This week: a never-ending poem has literally hit the streets, the former FBI director’s memory is soaring in sales a month before it’s released, John Oliver has released a book to counter a children’s book by the Vice President’s daughter, Don Quixote is being used to fight a Spanish court ruling, Sylvia Plath’s typewriter was sold at auction, photographer Bill Cunningham has a secret memoir, and JRR Tolkien’s artwork goes on display. All this, plus the New York Times Bestsellers, the Amazon Charts, and the latest news from aois21, Literally This Week.

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