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What’s after the plague? (This week in books)

March 26, 2021 by Nathan Bransford Leave a Comment

This week! Books! As we Americans ramp up our vaccinations and the end of the pandemic feels like it could possibly be around the corner, it’s very tempting to wonder what’s next. I really enjoyed this fascinating essay by Jill Lepore about what the end of plague novels say about what could lie ahead. Teens […]

Filed Under: This Week in Books Tagged With: Emma Southon, Facebook, Jill Lepore, Lincoln Michel, Lucinda Halpern, pandemics, Rebecca Wei Hsieh, TikTok, We Need Diverse Books

This year in books 2020

December 18, 2020 by Nathan Bransford 2 Comments

This year! Books! This will be the last “This Week in Books” of our godforsaken year 2020, and I wanted to take a minute to reflect on the year that was in the book world. While I was recovering from COVID in early April, I interviewed publishing industry sage Mike Shatzkin on the effects the […]

Filed Under: This Week in Books Tagged With: #BlackLivesMatter, Bookshop.org, Bookstores, Chris Jackson, Christine Carron, Diversity, Jay-Z, Jennie Nash, John le Carré, Joshua Rothman, Mike Shatzkin, pandemics, publishing industry, Stephen King

Coronavirus hits the publishing industry (This week in books)

March 13, 2020 by Nathan Bransford 3 Comments

This week! Books! First off, I hope everyone is safe and healthy amid these very stressful times. I don’t have any knowledge to bring to bear on what to expect, but it seems like we’re soon going to have lots of time indoors. Take care of yourself and your loved ones, but I also just […]

Filed Under: This Week in Books Tagged With: coronavirus, Jennifer Hubbard, Lambda Awards, Maris Kreizman, pandemics, publishing industry

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