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As the Federal Trade Commission moves towards what looks like a lawsuit against Amazon, several authors, booksellers, and anti trust activists want Amazon’s bookselling to also be investigated. The Authors Guild, the American Booksellers Association, and antitrust think tank Open Markets Institute sent a letter Wednesday to the Justice Department and the Federal Trade Commission
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In March of this year, author Sim Kern hosted the Trans Rights Readathon on TikTok and raised over $200,000 for trans organizations. Inspired by their success, The Queer Collective book club is hosting the Maui Relief Effort Readathon to raise money for organizations helping in Maui after devastating wildfires have caused so much destruction. The
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The Booker Prize, first awarded in 1969, recognizes the best novel written in English and published in the UK or Ireland. The 2023 prize considers books published between October 1st 2022 and September 30th 2023. They have just announced their 13-book longlist. The 6-book shortlist will come out September 21st, with the winner announced November
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The Heartstopper season two trailer has been released by Netflix and offers the same cozy loveliness that fans came to expect form season one. Nick and Charlie are officially an item — which Charlie happily shouts about early on in the trailer — while Tara and Darcy contend with relationship issues. Meanwhile, Tao and Elle
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Erica Ezeifedi, Associate Editor, is a transplant from Nashville, TN that has settled in the North East. In addition to being a writer, she has worked as a victim advocate and in public libraries, where she has focused on creating safe spaces for queer teens, mentorship, and providing test prep instruction free to students. Outside
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July 11th and 12th are Prime Days, so Amazon has a ton of sales for members going on right now — including on books! We’ve rounded up some of the best Prime Day book deals available. These are all for paperbacks or hardcovers, not ebooks! Also be sure to check out the boxed book sets
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AIGA, the design field’s oldest and biggest nonprofit membership organization, has announced the best book covers with its 50 Books | 50 Covers of 2022 competition. The 50 books chosen were selected from a group of 487 designs from 27 countries. The award, started in 1923, celebrates the most impactful book and book cover designs.
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Erica Ezeifedi, Associate Editor, is a transplant from Nashville, TN that has settled in the North East. In addition to being a writer, she has worked as a victim advocate and in public libraries, where she has focused on creating safe spaces for queer teens, mentorship, and providing test prep instruction free to students. Outside
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It’s time to pause, take a step back, and review the books we’ve read and enjoyed this year so far. Other booksellers — Amazon and Barnes & Noble — have already shared what they think are the first half of the year’s best books, but the advantage of this list is that it’s the most
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