Everything You Should Read This Week

Welcome to the Slate Plus Digest, a weekly newsletter that provides you with great stuff to read from both inside and outside Slate. We’re combining What Happened at Slate This Week, our roundup of Slate stories, with Reading List, which pointed you to stories on other sites. There’s new stuff too; you’ll see. Future issues will be guest-edited by other Slatesters from around the magazine, but I alone am to blame for this one. I hope you enjoy it. Continue reading at 'Slate'

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Make it your hone: the ebook that you are forced to edit as you read

On each page of A Universe Explodes by Tea Uglow, owners are required to add one word and remove two – which amounts to an odd reading experienceIt opens with a woman reaching up for a cereal bowl and closes with a new beginning – or at least it does for the moment. By the time you get to read... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2017-04-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This Week's Bestsellers: May 1, 2017

Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s latest debuts at #5 in the country overall, her best first-week showing to date. Plus retired Navy admiral William H. McRaven’s commencement speech is the #3 book in the country, and YouTuber Connor Franta returns to our lists with the #10 book in the U.S. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-04-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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International Hot Book Properties, Week of April 24, 2017

A tongue-in-cheek anatomy book about the vagina, by two Norwegian medical students, is racking up foreign sales, along with the new novel by Swedish romance author, Simona Ahrnstedt. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-04-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Outrage in France over €30 public reading fees

French authors, librarians and volunteers are up in arms over libraries and other non-profit venues having to pay a fee of at least €30 to hold public readings in the country. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-04-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ahmed Al Ameri: ‘Teach Them When They’re Young’ at Sharjah Reading Festival

As suggested by the Sharjah Children’s Reading Festival’s slogan, ‘Discover a Lifelong Friend,’ Ahmed Al Ameri sees early-age immersion as crucial. By Dennis Abrams | @DennisAbrams2 ‘The Reading Habit Is Increasing’ he United Arab Emirates’ Ahmed bin Rakkad Al Ameri is chairman of Sharjah Book... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-04-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PRH Partners with Save the Children on Reading Campaign

The new initiative. #ProjectReadathon Million Minutes, encourages children to read in communities throughout North America. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-04-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This Week's Bestsellers: April 24, 2017

Easter and Passover 2017 coincided with each other, and with related new releases, including ‘The True Jesus,’ #2 in Hardcover Nonfiction. Plus the Pulitzer announcements drive sales of ‘The Underground Railroad’ and other winners, and a favorite Star Wars villain returns. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-04-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Register of Copyrights' Bill Could Pass House Next Week

After briefly stalling, a bill that would empower Donald Trump to appoint the next Register of Copyrights could come to a vote in the House of Representatives next week. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-04-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Board Books Keep Soaring After Easter Bump: The Weekly Scorecard

Board books and mass merchandisers were the big winners in the final week before Easter. Unit sales of board books were 148% higher in the week ended Apr. 16, 2017, than in the comparable week in 2016. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-04-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Cosmopolitan Recruits Editorial Talent From Entertainment Weekly and O Magazine

There's a fun bit of terminology in today's announcement by Cosmopolitan magazine. Meredith Bryan, who started late last month at the Hearst publication as senior deputy editor, news, counts among her duties the creation of 'big "zeitgeist-y" packages.' Love it. Bryan, who spent seven years with... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2017-04-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This Week's Bestsellers: April 17, 2017

Five celeb bios and memoirs debut in Hardcover Nonfiction this week, among them ‘The Most Beautiful,’ Mayte Garcia’s account of life with Prince; ‘Nevertheless,’ Alec Baldwin’s memoir; and ‘Crazy Is My Superpower,’ by recently retired WWE champ A.J. Mendez Brooks. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-04-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Best of the week: Facebook’s Instant Articles are falling out of favor with publishers

Publishers' love-hate relationship with Facebook continues. The post Best of the week: Facebook’s Instant Articles are falling out of favor with publishers appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2017-04-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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An Easter Sales Bounce for Board Books: The Weekly Scorecard

It looks like board books will be popular gifts for Easter this year. Unit sales of the format soared 83% in the week ended Apr. 9, 2017 over the comparable week in 2016. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-04-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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International Hot Book Properties, Week of April 10, 2017

A Finnish lifestyle book about perseverance and a memoir by a Syrian refugee are among the books generating buzz abroad this week. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-04-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Five Ways Reading Fiction Makes You Better At Your Job

It’s no secret that successful people are readers. Reading helps you stay on top of new trends and learn techniques you can use in your career. Bill Gates and Warren Buffett each share their favorite books at the end of the year, and they’re filled with nonfiction titles. But what about... Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2017-04-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PW Picks: Books of the Week, April 10, 2017

This week: the genius of the music of Prince, plus a madcap thriller full of hidden identities. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Book Sales Get an Easter Bump: The Weekly Scorecard

With Easter approaching, sales of juvenile fiction and nonfiction are shooting up. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-04-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This Week's Bestsellers: April 10, 2017

YouTube personality Lilly Singh has the #10 book in the country. Plus novelist Jessica Shattuck has her best debut week by far with ‘The Women in the Castle,’ and Tom Verducci’s book on the Cubs sells well in the city of—do we even have to tell you? Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-04-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Book Deals: Week of April 10, 2017

Tor nabs a self-published SF series, comedian/radio host Rickey Smiley lands at Gallery, FSG invests in a middle grade debut, and more in this week's notable book deals. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-04-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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