This week, we talk about good news out of bookstores and
student newspapers. Plus, what’s up with publishers versus libraries?
Warning, we do some cursing in this episode. Small dogs can
be VERY violent.
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- Some good news: more bookstores! https://lithub.com/good-news-there-are-more-bookstores-in-the-us-this-year-than-last
- The ongoing Internet Archive debate: “Information
wants to be free” or “information wants to be profitable” https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/13/business/media/internet-archive-emergency-lending-library.html
- Heck yes, student newspapers! https://mailchi.mp/poynter/3m735bk8za?e=e5489eccb5
- At this point, they're trolling us, right? https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/92897-judge-finds-revived-amazon-e-book-monopoly-suit-should-proceed.html
- The new president of poetry: https://lithub.com/the-academy-of-american-poets-has-named-its-first-latino-president/
- Dolly expands her Imagination Library with new
commitments from Alabama and Washington: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-book-news/article/92981-dolly-parton-s-imagination-library-expands-national-reach.html
Check out the books we talked about this week*:
- Camp Damascus by Chuck Tingle: https://bookshop.org/a/55633/9781250874627
- Harrow the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir: https://bookshop.org/a/55633/9781250313225
- Yellowface by R. F. Kuang: https://bookshop.org/a/55633/9780063250833
- Monstress by Marjorie Liu and Sana Takeda: https://bookshop.org/a/55633/9781632157096
* If you buy a book from one of our links, we earn a commission. But more importantly, a portion of every purchase through Bookshop.org goes to support independent bookstores. Thank you!
