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Thursday News: Harlequin: Whatever You’re Into; more bad science; BEA protest; and a “golden age” for genre readers

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New Harlequin Campaign: Whatever You’re Into – Beginning today, Harlequin is launching a new campaign, which will continue through the summer, called “Whatever You’re Into,” which is intended to make good on Harlequin’s promise that they “have a book for every reader.” Now I consider myself a pretty vocal Harlequin ... more >

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Wednesday News: Audiobook evolution; the Met Gala and damaging stereotypes; the oldest song in the world

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Audiobooks: Where They’ve Been & Where They’re Headed – A pretty interesting interview with Michele Cobb, executive director of the Audio Publishers Association. While some may think of audiobooks as merely a tangent of the print publishing industry, that isn’t the case. In addition to unique and ever-evolving technologies, there ... more >

Thursday News: Canada Reads, China’s mobile reading culture, an international bromance, and Ellis Island photo chronicle

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Canada Reads: Where Celebrities Battle for a Book’s Honor – This is like the coolest thing ever. Five books, five celebrities, five stand-offs in this annual Canadian television series, “Battle of the Books.” Each representative defends the book against its competitors, and day by day, books are eliminated until only ... more >

REVIEW: Gunpowder Alchemy by Jeannie Lin

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Dear Ms. Lin, I’ve enjoyed your recent historical romances very much, so when I saw you would be writing a new series set in a steampunk world based on China during the era of the Boxer Rebellion, I requested a copy for review. The heroine and narrator of Gunpowder Alchemy ... more >

Wednesday News: Antitrust concerns for Comcast merger, China’s book banning, Publishers Weekly talks about diversity with publishers, and Walt Whitman’s advice to Oscar Wilde

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Antitrust experts slam Comcast merger plan, warn of threats to Netflix and Amazon Prime – As the FCC considers whether to green light the pending merger between Time Warner and Comcast, more than 36 antitrust experts from the fields of economics and law wrote a long objection to the merger, ... more >

Tuesday News: BISG focuses on collaboration, Alibaba’s massive IPO, the New York Times flubs race again, and the years top banned books

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BISG Annual Meeting Looks Beyond the Book – The Book Industry Study Group (BISG) is meeting at NYY for its annual meeting this week, and among the topics under discussion are “the growing benefits of data capture and feedback; the rebound of indie bookstores; subscription and new business models; as ... more >

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