This week: The National Magazine Awards left a genre out, the New York Times is banking on podcasts, PEN/America is answering back to President Trump, as are a number of indie publishers, membership is booming at The Guardian, Kim Kardashian is starting a book club, and George R. R. Martin has finished writing something. All this, plus the New York Times Bestsellers and the latest news from aois21, Literally This Week.
Read MoreJanuary 28, 2017
This week: There’s a new way to listen to Audiobooks, there’s a Shakespeare crowdsource project, Amazon has changed it international deals, U.S. Government agencies have been blocked from communicating, 1984 and other titles are seeing renewed interest, a German media company is betting big on print, and publishers are mad at the New York Times. All this, plus the New York Times Bestsellers and the latest news from aois21, Literally This Week.
This episode is sponsored by HIVE: First Contact by James D. King, the first book in the HIVE sci-fi series. Find it as an eBook everywhere eBooks are sold including market.aois21.com. Find it print exclusively on Lulu.com.
It is also brought to you by “Dating” as told by the Modern Whore by Aylin Vega. Dating is available as an eBook everywhere eBooks are sold, including market.aois21.com.
Literally This Week is available on iTunes, Stitcher Radio, Google Play, Podomatic, and media.aois21.com.
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Read MoreJanuary 21, 2017
This week: Prince Charles writes a book on climate changes, President Obama cannot live without books, the National Book Critics Circle announce finalists, is the Alt-Right taking over publishing?, PEN America announces nominees, a library book was extremely overdue in San Francisco, and eBook publishers have reached a new agreement in Canada. All this, plus the New York Times Bestsellers and the latest news from aois21, Literally This Week.
This episode is sponsored by the Indiegogo campaign for The Will of the Magi by Paul Dickinson Russell. Ending on Saturday, we are raising money to edit, design, and print Russell’s fantasy epic. Visit indiegogo.com and show your support.
It is also brought to you by Sexed Vexed Perplexed Live! On Thursday night from 10 to 11 pm ET, Aylin Vega will be taking questions and giving out advice live on WDLS Internet Radio. Tweet your questions to @themodernwhore or leave them on the Facebook events page and Aylin will answer them live. Visit WDLSRadio.net to listen live and call in!
Literally This Week is available on iTunes, Stitcher Radio, Google Play, Podomatic, and media.aois21.com.
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Read MoreJanuary 15, 2017
- Due to technical difficulties with the production of Tales From the Old New Land, there will not be an episode of Literally This Week this week.
Here is the top literary news of the week:
- *Ohio Public Libraries “Trying to Head Off More Funding Cuts”
- The Bookseller unites trade and book awards
- It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia's race swapping shows the limitations of white writers tackling black perspectives
- BOOKSELLING IN THE 21ST CENTURY: NOTABLE CUSTOMERS, ILLUSTRATED
- Essential reading: nine experts on the books that inspired them
- A LITERARY TOUR OF LEWES, UK
- *Golden Globes 2017: Complete list of winners
- TV series adapted from hit fantasy novel to air at end of month
- German booksellers end 2016 on positive note
- UMass Medical School Library Fellow Receives Funding to Study Use of Graphic Novels to Improve Medical Literacy
- Stop Using the Phrase Creative Writing
- The Internet Archive launches a Trump-only trove of TV clips
- Khorsandi withdrew from Jhalak Prize for fear of 'alienating' audience
- hoopla digital Boosts Library to 600,000 Titles
- Nat Hentoff, Journalist and Social Commentator, Dies at 91
- HOW NOT BEING CATALOGED MADE MY BOOKSTORE BETTER
- A LITERARY FEUD IS AFOOT!
- Committee to Protect Journalists agrees, 2016 was a terrible, terrible year
- Apprenticeships offered to write for Zombies, Run! game
- WRITERS RESIST: AN ANTI-INAUGURATION ON MLK’S BIRTHDAY
- All types of adult fiction books decreased in sales last year — except for this one
- New Jersey’s Monmouth University Named the Official Archival Center for Bruce Springsteen’s Works and Memorabilia
- University of Delaware Library now member of Open Textbook Network
- I’M READING ALL OF SHAKESPEARE IN ONE YEAR. MAYBE.
- SAMANTA SCHWEBLIN ON REVEALING DARKNESS THROUGH FICTION
- UNIVERSITY AS AN INTELLECTUAL ASYLUM
- William Peter Blatty, author of The Exorcist, dies at 89
- Turning the page, bookworms find solace
- Russian Police Have Blocked 1,200 Websites Since 2014
- 37 years after retelling Mahabharata , Bhyrappa now explores Ramayana
- Jane Austen at 200: still a friend and a stranger
For the New York Times Bestseller List, Sales for the week ending Jan 7th
Combined Print & Ebook Fiction
1. The Mistress by Danielle Steel
2. A Dog’s Purpose by W. Bruce Cameron
Hardcover Fiction
1. The Mistress
2. Two by Two by Nicholas Sparks
eBook Fiction
1. Below the Belt by Stuart Woods
2. The Mistress
Paperback Trade Fiction
1. A Dog’s Purpose
2. A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman
Paperback Mass Market Fiction
1. Sweet Tomorrows by Debbie Macomber
2. The Murder House by James Patterson and David Ellis
Combined Print & eBook Nonfiction
1. Hillbilly Elegy by J.D. Vance
2. Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly
Hardcover Nonfiction
1. Hillbilly Elegy
2. The Princess Diarist by Carrie Fisher
Paperback Nonfiction
1. Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly
2. Alexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow
Ebook Nonfiction
1. The Lost City of the Monkey God by Douglas Preston
2. Hillbilly Elegy
Young Adult eBook
1. Passenger by Alexandra Bracken
2. The Walls Around Us by Nova Ren Suma
Young Adult Hardcover
- Wayfarer by Alexandra Bracken
- Three Dark Crowns by Kendare Blake
Young Adult Paperback
- A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness
- Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher
And now for the home report
This past week, we announced that Will This Be on the Final? by Bianca Palmisano was the aois21 bestseller for December 2016. Additionally James D. King was the bestselling author for 2016 and his book HIVE: First Contact was the bestselling title for the year at aois21. Sign up for the weekly email at aois21.com and Facebook.com/aois21 to stay ahead of the news!
We continued the Indiegogo crowdfunding campaign for Paul Dickinson Russell’s fantasy epic The Will of the Magi which has reached its ultimate goal of $1,600. The campaign will help Paul cover the editing and design costs for his book and hopefully also cover production and advertising costs as well. Visit the Publish Me! page on media.aois21.com or igg.me/at/aois21. Here are contributors from this week that helped put us over the top:
On Thursday night the Sexed Vexed Perplexed podcast was replayed on WDLS Internet Radio. The Modern Whore, Aylin Vega, will be appearing weekly, Thursday nights at 10 ET, with a live episode coming up January 26th. Visit www.wdlsradio.net or news.aois21.com for more information
Due to illness and production delays, the Creative Speaking video series and Tales From the Old New Land podcast will be released shortly.
In the week ahead, we will be releasing the cover art for an upcoming aois21 title and launching the preorder campaign.
We will continue the Indiegogo campaign for Paul Dickinson Russell’s fantasy epic The Will of the Magi. We will making updates throughout the week and may release additional Footnote episodes of the Publish Me! podcast as big news happens, including the week in review on Wednesday.
On Tuesday, the next episode of Passion on the Page will be released. aois21 Creative and poet Michael B. Judkins will be reading his final entry for the series. The poem “I Stand” is from his collection Interlude to Sentimental Me! Find the Passion on the Page podcast on Soundcloud, iTunes, Stitcher Radio, Google Play, and media.aois21.com.
On Wednesday, the next episode of the Sexed Vexed Perplexed with the Modern Whore podcast will be released. Host Aylin Vega will be discussing whether it is a good idea to put out early on in a relationship. This podcast is available every other Wednesday on Podomatic, iTunes, Stitcher Radio, GooglePlay and media.aois21.com, and Thursdays on WDLSradio.net
Also this week, we will release the latest episode of the Creative Speaking video series. aois21 Creative Michael B. Judkins returns for part 4 of his author interview. Find that series on the aois21 Youtube channel and media.aois21.com
And the next edition of Tales From the Old New Land will be released. A.C. Charlap returns to read the tale Microaggresions and an interview with the father of disgruntled contributor Herbert Swamley. Find Tales from the Old New land on Podomatic, iTunes, Stitcher Radio, Google Play and media.aois21.com
This episode is sponsored by the Indiegogo campaign for The Will of the Magi by Paul Dickinson Russell. Running now through January 21st, we are raising money to edit, design, and print Russell’s fantasy epic. Visit indiegogo.com and show your support.
It is also brought to you by Tales From the Old New Land, the newest podcast series from the aois21 podcast network. This series by A.C. Charlap includes storytelling, interviews, music and humor in a unique view of Jewish Culture in Baltimore. Find it monthly on Podomatic, iTunes, Stitcher Radio, Google Play, and media.aois21.com.
Literally This Week is available on iTunes, Stitcher Radio, Google Play, Podomatic, and media.aois21.com.
For news during the week, follow @aois21 on Twitter.
You can now support this podcast either by buying an ad through Advertisecast, or on the aois21 page on Patreon.
If there’s a story we missed, tweet to us with the #literallythisweek and we’ll check it out.
January 8, 2017
This week: a current Sherlock is related to Sherlock’s creator, Indies finished the year strong, Kobo is expanding in Europe, AllRomance.com is no more, Medium has quit the ads biz, there’s a new award for writers of color, and World Book Day has launched a new competition for kids. All this, plus the New York Times Bestsellers and the latest news from aois21, Literally This Week.
Read MoreDecember 31, 2016
This week: J.K. Rowling shares a Christmas message on Twitter, Kafka’s letters are now in the National Library of Israel, a church used the wrong words to the Hail Mary, George R.R. Martin think there’s been too much death in 2016, Remembering Carrie Fisher, the author, a publisher is under fire for a new book deal, and all of the end of the year book lists combined. All this, plus the New York Times Bestsellers and the latest news from aois21, Literally This Week.
Read MoreDecember 25, 2016
This week: Vanity Fair has gotten a boost thanks to an unlikely source, Penguin Random House deals with union fallout, Indie Publishers review the year, Pantsuited Nation gets a book deal. but some of its members are unhappy, and J.K. Rowling is writing two more novels. All this, plus the New York Times Bestsellers and the latest news from aois21, Literally This Week.
This episode is sponsored by the Indiegogo campaign for The Will of the Magi by Paul Dickinson Russell. Running now through January 21st, we are raising money to edit, design, and print Russell’s fantasy epic. Visit indiegogo.com and show your support.
It is also brought to you by the #GiveABook promotion from the aois21 market. Visit the market between now and Dec. 31st and save 16% on any purchase of $5 or more. Go to market.aois21.com and #GiveABook this holiday season.
Literally This Week is available on iTunes, Stitcher Radio, Google Play, Podomatic, and media.aois21.com.
For news during the week, follow @aois21 on Twitter.
You can now support this podcast either by buying an ad through Advertisecast, or on the aois21 page on Patreon.
If there’s a story we missed, tweet to us with the #literallythisweek and we’ll check it out.
Read MoreDecember 18, 2016
This week: U.S. libraries are dealing with hate speech, Bob Dylan is sorry he didn’t go to Sweden, the Golden Globe nominations are out, UK Libraries are cutting back, the winner of France’s highest literary honor has some harsh things to say about France’s leadership, the most expensive science book sets a new record at auction, and American Publishers have sent a letter to President-Elect Trump. All this, plus the New York Times Bestsellers and the latest news from aois21, Literally This Week.
This episode is sponsored by the Indiegogo campaign for The Will of the Magi by Paul Dickinson Russell. Running now through January 21st, we are raising money to edit, design, and print Russell’s fantasy epic. Visit indiegogo.com and show your support.
It is also brought to you “Dating” as told by the Modern Whore, a memoir of sexuality and relationships by Aylin Vega. Sometimes funny, always risqué, pick up this guide to dating in the 21st century from the aois21 market, and everywhere eBooks are sold.
Literally This Week is available on iTunes, Stitcher Radio, Google Play, Podomatic, and media.aois21.com.
For news during the week, follow @aois21 on Twitter.
You can now support this podcast either by buying an ad through Advertisecast, or on the aois21 page on Patreon.
If there’s a story we missed, tweet to us with the #literallythisweek and we’ll check it out.
Read MoreDecember 11, 2016
Due to a very busy schedule as the holidays approach, there will not be a new episode this week. Please enjoy the news list nonetheless.
Here is the top literary news of the week:
- New York Public Library Turns Former Library Apartment Into Teen/Tech Center
- Andrew Keen predicts 'renaissance' for publishers in post-truth age
- University of Ottawa Professors Hold Rally to Protest Library Budget Cuts
- Announcing the shortlist for the 2016 Gerald Kraak Award for African writers and artists
- Kafka's sexual terrors were 'absolutely normal', says biographer
- WHAT ARE YOUR FAVORITE BOOKS OF 2016?
- Bob Dylan Speech Will Be Read at the Nobel Prize Ceremonies
- George RR Martin on next Game of Thrones book: don't expect a happy ending
- John Legend and Ta-Nehisi Coates on the Art of Writing
- Baroness Lola Young to chair Man Booker Prize 2017
- Juliet Jacques: 'I was nervous about publishing intimate, traumatic moments'
- Federation of European Publishers (FEP) Releases European Book Publishing Statistics 2015
- The Enright Files on William Shakespeare & James Joyce
- Announcing the Winners of the 2016 Goodreads Choice Awards
- Johnson, Bragg and Hodge win inaugural Parliamentary Book Awards
- Qi Announce The First Annual Quite Interesting Book Of The Year Award
- Fantastic Feuds: Why Tilda Swinton Hates On Harry Potter
- RUNNING DOWN LONDON LANEWAYS WITH AUDIOBOOKS
- Time to invest in good reading for everyone
- Writing in English is a waste of ink if we consider the shortage of books in African languages – Vonani Bila at the launch of A Ri Hlanhlekangi
- Scotland: University of Edinburgh Students Vote For Library ‘Nap Pods’
- Military academy gets shamed by conservative outlet for offering cadets stress relievers
- The Best Book Jackets of 2016
- Larry Tremblay on finding inspiration and imagination in nature
- WHAT A NOVEL LOOKS LIKE BEFORE IT’S A NOVEL
- Colorado: “Garfield County Library Cuts Lead to Layoffs, Reduced Hours”
- Top 10 cats in literature
- DCL and Bowker Publish 2016 Digital Publishing Survey
- The Best Literary Adaptations of 2016
- TURNING A BOOK INTO A MOVIE IS LIKE MAKING BOOZE
- U.S. House Judiciary Committee Releases Copyright Reform Policy Proposal “Granting Autonomy with Respect to Library of Congress”
- Award-winning romantic novelist Claire Lorrimer dies
- New Zealand publishing recovers after weak 2013-14
- Max Porter's 'joyful linguistic invention' wins him young writer of the year award
- THE APPEAL OF THE WITCH
- * Book Publishers Are Scrambling To Release Trump ‘Survival Guides’
- NOTES FROM THE RESISTANCE: A COLUMN ON LANGUAGE AND POWER
- Abubakar Adam Ibrahim awarded $100,000 Nigeria Prize for Literature in glittering ceremony
- Teen who has sent thousands of books to Indigenous communities up for major award
- Man of many wonders
- Refugee charities benefit from Sands and Hachette donations
- How One Publisher Has Made Diversity a Part of Its DNA
- 'Yes, I got the email. That's how email works’: Journalists share their biggest PR peeves
- Finding Wisdom in the Letters of Aging Writers
- A BOOK LOVER’S HOTEL IN PORTUGAL AND MORE CRITICAL LINKING
For the New York Times Bestseller List
Dated Dec. 18th
Combined Print & Ebook Fiction
- The Whistler by John Grisham
- Two by Two by Nicholas Sparks
Hardcover Fiction
- The Whistler
- Cross the Line by James Patterson
Ebook Fiction
- Two by Two
- Truly Madly Guilty by Liane Moriarty
Paperback Trade Fiction
- A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman
- The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins
Paperback Mass Market Fiction
- Tricky Twenty-Two by Janet Evanovich
- The Girl on the Train
Combined Print & Ebook Nonfiction
- The Magnolia Story by Chip Gaines and Joanna Gaines and Mark Dagostino
- Killing the Rising Sun by Bill O’Reilly and Martin Dugald
Hardcover Nonfiction
- Killing the Rising Sun
- The Magnolia Story
Paperback Nonfiction
- Alexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow
- Thomas Jefferson and the Tripoli Pirates by Brian Kilmeade and Don Yaeger
Ebook Nonfiction
- The Magnolia Story
- Talking as Fast as I can by Lauren Graham
Young Adult eBook
- Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo
- I’ll give you the sun by Jandy Nelson
Young Adult Hardcover
- Courage to Soar by Simone Biles with Michelle Burford
- Heartless by Marissa Meyer
Young Adult Paperback
- Five Nights at Freddy’s: The Silver Eyes by Scott Cawthon and Kira Breed-Wrisley
- The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
And for the home report
This past week, we announced that “Dating” as told by the Modern Whore by Aylin Vega was our bestseller for the month of November, which was one of our strongest months of sales. Sign up for the aois21 email at aois21.com and the aois21 Facebook page to be able to find out these announcements earlier and get special deals as well.
We continued the Indiegogo crowdfunding campaign for Paul Dickinson Russell’s fantasy epic The Will of the Magi. The campaign will help Paul cover the editing and design costs for his book and hopefully also cover production and advertising costs as well. Visit the Publish Me! page on media.aois21.com or igg.me/at/aois21. The campaign has had a steady stream of new contributions and currently stands at 76% having raised $1,215. Here is a list of the contributors to the campaign this past week:
- Daniel Rufolo
- Natalie Knickerbocker
- Bob and Tina Kahle
As part of the crowdfunding campaign, we released one Footnote episodes of the Publish Me! podcast, recognizing the passing of the second target, allowing for the funding of the cover design, to be done by designer Rana Gainer.
On Tuesday, the next episode of the Passion on the Page poetry podcast was released. Guest poet P.M. Mathis read her poem A Girl With A Book and discussed the inspiration from her own childhood. Find that podcast on Soundcloud, iTunes, Stitcher Radio, Google Play, and media.aois21.com
On Wednesday, the next episode of the Sexed Vexed Perplexed with the Modern Whore podcast was released. Host Aylin Vega welcomed guests Julia and Kay to discuss Bad decisions. This podcast is available every other Wednesday on Podomatic, iTunes, Stitcher Radio, GooglePlay and media.aois21.com, and now on WDLSradio.net
Delayed till Thursday, the next episode of the Publish Me! podcast was released as Paul Dickinson Russell and i discussed the evolving work on Paul’s completed fantasy epic, the Will of the Magi. We were joined by three beta readers as well as newly announced designer Rana Gainer. Find that podcast on Podomatic, iTunes, Stitcher Radio, Google Play, YouTube, and media.aois21.com. This episode also served as the week in review for the second week of the Indiegogo campaign
On Thursday night the Sexed Vexed Perplexed podcast debuted on WDLS Internet Radio. Following this debut, the Modern Whore, Aylin Vega, will be appearing weekly, Thursday nights at 10 ET. While most episodes will be restructured and paired episodes of the podcast, once a month Aylin will be performing live and taking callers to share their own stories and get advice. This month’s live show will be on December 29th, a chance to get some advice as you plan your new years resolutions. Visit www.wdlsradio.net or news.aois21.com for more information
On Saturday, the next Tales from the Old New Land with A. C. Charlap was released. Tale 2: Carmen Chavez welcomed special guest lecturer Dr. Martin Vitebsk and esteemed Rabbi Shapseh Kichelfarb, as well as cohost Rabbi Herbert Swamley, and music by Aaron Lebedeff. Find this podcast on Podomatic, iTunes, Stitcher Radio, Google Play, and media.aosi21.coml
In the week ahead, aois21 will be announcing our annual #GiveABook campaign to run through the end of December. Any visitor to the aois21 market will get a special gift if they used the #GiveABook. Sign up for the weekly email at aois21.com or Facebook.com/aois21 to find out first.
We will continue the Indiegogo campaign for Paul Dickinson Russell’s fantasy epic The Will of the Magi. We will making updates throughout the week and may release additional Footnote episodes of the Publish Me! podcast as big news happens, including the week in review on Wednesday.
On Wednesday, this month’s Creative Speaking will be released, featuring the final part of Dr. Deepan Chatterjee’s author interview. Find this web series on the aois21 YouTube channel and media.aois21.com.
This podcast and several others on the aois21 podcast network, can now be supported through the advertising site advertisecast. Current podcast available include Sexed Vexed Perplexed, Publish Me!, and this one, with more to come. Visit advertisecast.com for more information.
This podcast is available on iTunes, Stitcher Radio, Google Play, Podomatic, and media.aois21.com.
For news during the week, follow @aois21 on Twitter.
You can now support this podcast either by buying an ad through Advertisecast, or on the aois21 page on Patreon.
If there’s a story we missed, tweet to us with the #literallythisweek and we’ll check it out.
December 4, 2016
This week: Anne Rice is bringing her vampire novels to TV, the Oxford Lit Fest has bowed to pressure, a DC Indie Bookstore is expanding, the Bad Sex in Fiction award was handed out, Bob Dylan is skipping Sweden, Small Business Saturday was good for Indie bookstores, and the Columbus Public Library is marking a change. All this, plus the New York Times Bestsellers and the latest news from aois21, Literally This Week.
This episode is sponsored by the Indiegogo campaign for The Will of the Magi by Paul Dickinson Russell. Running now through January 21st, we are raising money to edit, design, and print Russell’s fantasy epic. Visit indiegogo.com and show your support.
It is also brought to you be aois21’s newest podcast series, Tales From the Old New Land, an exploration of Jewish culture in the U.S. in the mold of Prairie Home Companion. Available on the second Saturday of each month on Podomatic, iTunes, Stitcher Radio, Google Play, and media.aois21.com.
Literally This Week is available on iTunes, Stitcher Radio, Google Play, Podomatic, and media.aois21.com.
For news during the week, follow @aois21 on Twitter.
You can now support this podcast either by buying an ad through Advertisecast, or on the aois21 page on Patreon.
If there’s a story we missed, tweet to us with the #literallythisweek and we’ll check it out.
Read MoreNovember 27, 2016
This week: Critics have attacked Megyn Kelly’s new book on Amazon, Zadie Smith is bringing her new book to television, a Library is dealing with defaced books, the Sports Book of the year was announced, Fantastic Beasts is striking out at the bookstore, Russia has banned something different, and UK retailers are warming up for the holiday season. All this, plus the New York Times Bestsellers and the latest news from aois21, Literally This Week.
This episode is sponsored by Cyber Monday, shop the aois21 market through Monday and save with a special offer code. Also brought to you by the Indiegogo campaign for The Will of the Magi by Paul Dickinson Russell. Running now through January 21st, we are raising money to edit, design, and print Russell’s fantasy epic. Visit indiegogo.com and show your support.
Read MoreNovember 20, 2016
This week: a New York bookstore is allowed to keep its Anti-Trump display, a major publisher is offering student loan repayment to employees, a UK newspaper is expanding its US staff, The National Book Awards were handed out, Russia has blocked LinkedIn, the finalists for the Bad Sex in Fiction awards were announced, and Universities are getting less money for R&D than years past. All this, plus the New York Times Bestsellers and the latest news from aois21, Literally This Week.
This episode is sponsored by Small Business Saturday, shop the aois21 market from Saturday through Monday and save with a special offer code. Also brought to you by the new podcast series Tales From The Old New Land by A.C. Charlap. Released on the second Saturday of each month, you can find it on iTunes, Stitcher Radio, Google Play and media.aois21.com.
This podcast is available on iTunes, Stitcher Radio, Google Play, Podomatic, and media.aois21.com.
For news during the week, follow @aois21 on Twitter.
You can now support this podcast either by buying an ad through Fiverr, or on the aois21 page on Patreon.
If there’s a story we missed, tweet to us with the #literallythisweek and we’ll check it out.
Read MoreNovember 13th, 2016
This week: the Dallas Public Library is raising money to preserve items left to memorialize Dallas police officers, several publishers were using Live video on Facebook for Election coverage, the Trade responds to Donald Trump’s election, a litany of authors respond to the election results, the EU courts have ruled on lending of eBooks, censorship is threatening Russian theatre, and Amazon is raising fees for its sellers. All this, plus the New York Times Bestsellers and the latest news from aois21, Literally This Week.
This episode is sponsored by the podcast series Tales From The Old New Land by A.C. Charlap. Released on the second Saturday of each month, you can find it on iTunes, Stitcher Radio, Google Play and media.aois21.com. Also we like to thank Intimate Health Consulting for their support. Happy, Sexy, Healthy, intimatehealthconsulting.com
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Read MoreNovember 6, 2016
This week: Amazon is expanding in India, Goodreads opened voting for the 2016 Choice Awards, Scribd has added some premium magazines, eBooks sales are down again, Rolling Stone Magazine has been found liable, fall regional book shows are coming up, and an Arab country is now requiring reading time. All this, plus the New York Times Bestsellers and the latest news from aois21, Literally This Week.
This episode is sponsored by the 2016 aois21 annual, now available to download from the aois21 market, iBooks, Google Play, and Amazon as well as Will This Be on The Final?, the new poetry collection by Bianca Palmisano, now available as an eBook everywhere eBooks are sold.
Available on iTunes, Stitcher Radio, Google Play, Podomatic, and media.aois21.com.
For news during the week, follow @aois21 on Twitter.
You can now support this podcast either by buying an ad through Fiverr, or on the aois21 page on Patreon.
If there’s a story we missed, tweet to us with the #literallythisweek and we’ll check it out.
Read MoreOctober 30, 2016
This week: Bob Dylan isn’t returning the Swedish Academy’s calls, Did Shakespeare have a cowriter?, an American has won the Man Booker Prize, Ether Books is for sale, Toni Morrison has received a lifetime achievement award, Author Toby Young has taken a job in the British Government, and Bob Dylan finally called Sweden. All this, plus the New York Times Bestsellers and the latest news from aois21, Literally This Week.
This episode is sponsored by the 2016 aois21 annual, now available to download from the aois21 market, iBooks, Google Play, and Amazon as well as Will This Be on The Final?, the new poetry collection by Bianca Palmisano, now available as an eBook everywhere eBooks are sold.
Available on iTunes, Stitcher Radio, Google Play, Podomatic, and media.aois21.com.
For news during the week, follow @aois21 on Twitter.
You can now support this podcast either by buying an ad through Fiverr, or on the aois21 page on Patreon.
If there’s a story we missed, tweet to us with the #literallythisweek and we’ll check it out.
Read MoreOctober 23, 2016
This week: Amazon is playing more with drones, Scotland has a new favorite novel, Little Free Libraries are being robbed, How the Dictionary has stood out this election season, the nominees for the T.S. Eliot Prize were announced, the U.S. Register of Copyrights is out, and fear of Donald Trump has become a trend in Japanese literature. All this, plus the New York Times Bestsellers and the latest news from aois21, Literally This Week.
This episode is sponsored by the 2016 aois21 annual, now available to download from the aois21 market, iBooks, Google Play, and Amazon as well as Interlude to Sentimental Me! by Michael B. Judkins, a book of inspirational poetry, available as an eBook everywhere eBooks are sold and in print from CreateSpace.
Available on iTunes, Stitcher Radio, Google Play, Podomatic, and media.aois21.com.
For news during the week, follow @aois21 on Twitter.
You can now support this podcast either by buying an ad through Fiverr, or on the aois21 page on Patreon.
If there’s a story we missed, tweet to us with the #literallythisweek and we’ll check it out.
Read MoreOctober 16, 2016
This week: does the UK’s education policies threaten creativity in the wake of BREXIT?, HarperCollins is aiming to work with self publishers, a new study shows books can help bridge political divides, the Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded and we’re still shocked, there are four more movies coming from the Harry Potter universe, Hachette is reviewing its royalty system, and a Bangladeshi Publisher has received the PEN Pinter Prize. All this, plus the New York Times Bestsellers and the latest news from aois21, Literally This Week.
This episode is sponsored by the 2016 aois21 annual, now available to download from the aois21 market, iBooks, Google Play, and Amazon as well as HIVE: Battle at the Dog Star, the next novella in the HIVE series by James D. King, available to download everywhere.
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Read MoreOctober 9, 2016
This week: a bookstore in the UK is offering free books for life, we learned of the passing of author Gloria Naylor, the EU is settling its antitrust case with Amazon of eBooks, Amazon is now offering a reading benefit for Prime users, the Nobel Prize in Literature announcement is delayed, J.K. Rowling has released a new Pottermore story, and Canada will be honored in Frankfort in 2020. All this, plus the New York Times Bestsellers and the latest news from aois21, Literally This Week.
This episode is sponsored by Will This Be On The Final? by Bianca Palmisano, now available for preorder, as well as the 2016 aois21 annual, now available to download from the aois21 market, iBooks, Google Play, and Amazon.
Available on iTunes, Stitcher Radio, Google Play, Podomatic, and media.aois21.com.
For news during the week, follow @aois21 on Twitter.
If there’s a story we missed, tweet to us with the #literallythisweek and we’ll check it out.
Read MoreOctober 2, 2016
This week: it’s Banned Book Week with events across the US and UK, Diverse books tend to be the top target for banning, Academics chime in on the issue of censorship through banning books, a new book is coming from Dan Brown in 2017, Game of Thrones has upped its digital release, a Saint’s book of psalms may have been found, and closing out Banned Book Week by looking at its effect on children. All this, plus the New York Times Bestsellers and the latest news from aois21, Literally This Week.
This episode is sponsored by Will This Be On The Final? by Bianca Palmisano, now available for preorder, as well as the Walk to End Alzheimer’s, coming to the National Mall on October 8th.
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Read MoreSeptember 25, 2016
This week: a royalty suit has been settled about the Fifty Shades series, Google Books will now recommend reading, the former British PM is shopping his memoir, the 2016 MacArthur Fellowship Genius Grants have been named, a group of authors are defending UK libraries, the National Book Festival was held in Washington, DC, and a Greek literary institution is closing its doors. All this, plus the New York Times Bestsellers and the latest news from aois21, Literally This Week.
This episode is sponsored by Will This Be On The Final? by Bianca Palmisano, now available for preorder, as well as the Walk to End Alzheimer’s, coming to the National Mall on October 8th.
Available on iTunes, Stitcher Radio, Google Play, Podomatic, and media.aois21.com.
For news during the week, follow @aois21 on Twitter.
If there’s a story we missed, tweet to us with the #literallythisweek and we’ll check it out.
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