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September 16, 2017

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September 16, 2017

This week: UNESCO releases its global literacy report, early reviews of Waiting for Godot have been digitized, Amazon is after fraudulent booksellers, the Man Booker short list is out, Amazon has removed one-star reviews of Hillary Clinton’s new book, Melville House is sending impeachment guides to Congress, and the National Book Award has released its long lists.  All this, plus the New York Times Bestsellers and the latest news from aois21, Literally This Week.

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June 19, 2016

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June 19, 2016

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.

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