This week: saving a library in Timbuktu, the secrets of ghostwriters, the last wishes of a departed writer are being optioned for a movie, Hollywood writers may not be going on strike, how an indie publisher is shaking up Twitter, the rise of comic book biographies, and Librarians storm Capitol Hill. All this, plus the New York Times Bestsellers and the latest news from aois21, Literally This Week. This episode is sponsored by the Gaithersburg Book Festival. Come one, come all May 20th to Gaithersburg, MD and celebrate the power of the written word. Several authors will be on hand and the event will be broadcast on C-SPAN’s BookTV. To find out more visit www.gaithersburgbookfestival.org. It is also sponsored by “Dating” as told by the Modern Whore by Aylin Vega. This sexual memoir skirts the edges of risqué as Vega shares her own sexual adventures. Find “Dating” across the web as an eBook or in paperback from Lulu.com. Literally This Week is available on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher Radio
