This Week on Books Direct -
14 October 2017
Here's a list of some great articles you may have missed this week. Enjoy!
'Now It’s The Coolest Thing': Rise Of Rupi Kaur Helps Boost Poetry Sales by Rob Walker for The Guardian
Young rebel poets are bringing about a power shift in contemporary poetry and drawing a wider audience to the art form.
LeVar Burton Reading 'Goodnight Moon' To Neil DeGrasse Tyson Is Just Awesome by David Moye for Huffington Post
"Levar? You think when the cow says 'Moo,' he's really saying, 'Mooon'?"
How Amazon Reviews Became The New Battlefield Of US Politics by Rafia Zakaria for The Guardian
In the vexatious realm of online opinion, history has begun to be written not so much by the victors as the customer reviewers.
Chuck Palahniuk Has A New Novel Coming Out by Jarry Lee for BuzzFeed
Adjustment Day will hit shelves May 2018.
Man Banned From Oregon Library After Hiding LGBTQ DVDs by Haley Kramer for Katu
A man has been allowed to return to the Baker County Public Library after being banned for six months.
Dan Brown's Origin Makes A Strong Start In UK Bookshops by Alison Flood for The Guardian
Although not quite the sensation of previous Robert Langdon thrillers, The Da Vinci Code author’s latest mystery sold 100,000 copies in its first week.
Amazon Is Finally Releasing A Waterproof Kindle by Nicole Nguyen for BuzzFeed
The second-generation Kindle Oasis is now pool- and bathtub-friendly.
Kurt Vonnegut: 8 Rules for Writing Fiction by Flashbytes
Enough said.
You Can Live In The Long Island Mansion That Inspired The Great Gatsby! by Sasha Carter for Homes.com
The Roaring 20s are alive and well in the nome that inspired The Great Gatsby.
How John Green Is Redefining Happily Ever After In YA With Books Like Turtles All The Way Down by Kerri Jarema for Bustle
To read a John Green novel is to know that you're not going to get a story that is wrapped up in a perfectly tied bow.
7 Smart Ways To Handle Negativity On Social Media by Joanna Cutrara for Grammarly
Here are seven smart ways to handle negativity on social media and come out on top.
Here are some tips on writing a truly extraordinary sales page.
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