Gaithersburg Book Festival

April 28, 2018

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

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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May 5, 2017

May 5, 2017

This week: saving a library in Timbuktu, the secrets of ghostwriters, the last wishes of a departed writer are being optioned for a movie, Hollywood writers may not be going on strike, how an indie publisher is shaking up Twitter, the rise of comic book biographies, and Librarians storm Capitol Hill.  All this, plus the New York Times Bestsellers and the latest news from aois21, Literally This Week.

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